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City briefs finance committee on upcoming bargaining with police and fire unions

5510868 · July 29, 2025
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City staff outlined the bargaining schedule and scope for MPPOA (police) and IAFF (fire), noting mandatory subjects (wages, hours, conditions), timing for initial exchanges and constraints such as state or federal law and health-plan design.

Kurt Rose, the city’s employee and labor relations manager, briefed the Finance Committee on July 28 about upcoming collective bargaining with the Madison Professional Police Officers Association (MPPOA) and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). He said bargaining with MPPOA is scheduled to begin July 30 and IAFF bargaining is expected in September.

Kurt summarized recent pay trends, noting the protective services group averaged about 2.38% annual increases in the 2022–2025 contract period and that protective…

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