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Lafayette reaches tentative police pact while firefighter talks hit impasse
Summary
City staff told the council Aug. 26 that Lafayette has a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the police union covering 2026 wages and benefits, while talks with the firefighters stalled on pay and will move to mediation and possibly arbitration under city code.
Deputy City Manager Davis told the Lafayette City Council at the Aug. 26 workshop that the city has a tentative agreement with the police union and has reached impasse with the firefighters over wages, setting the stage for mediation and a possible arbitration process.
The police agreement, which staff said is in final ratification, would raise wages that are subject to bargaining 4% for 2026 compared with 2025 and keep a three‑year CBA structure through 2028, with wages reopened for negotiation in 2027 and 2028. "We have a tentative agreement on almost everything, and we expect in the next week or 2 to have the final ratification,"…
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