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Firefighters and union leaders press board on stalled contract negotiations; board describes federal mediation options
Summary
Union leaders including Matt Stallings and representatives from the Little Rock Black Firefighters Association told the board negotiations over firefighter schedules and pay remain unresolved. Vice Mayor Warrick briefed the board on federal mediation options and said the city plans arbitration if the union rejects the mediator’s terms.
Union representatives and firefighters addressed the Little Rock Board of Directors on Jan. 21 about stalled contract negotiations and conditions in the department.
Matt Stallings (union representative) said the bargaining unit had reached what he described as a tentative agreement in December but that the city later changed terms and that subsequent proposals were “unreasonable” and divisive. He said the unresolved schedule dispute has left firefighters under strain and that basic equipment and safety concerns remain. “We are the best thing that this city has…
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