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Shaker Heights approves three-year firefighter contract with pay increases, paid parental leave and reduced workweek
Summary
City Council unanimously approved a three-year labor agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 516 that includes 3.5% annual raises, a $3,000 paramedic pay roll-in, six weeks paid parental leave, annual medical fitness exams and a move to a 48-hour workweek by 2027.
Shaker Heights City Council unanimously approved a three-year labor contract July 28 with the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 516 covering 2025–2027, adopting wage increases, new benefits and work-rule changes the administration said will cost roughly $901,000 over the contract term.
Fire Chief Sweeney told council negotiations began in January after the previous contract expired Dec. 31, 2024; the parties went to fact-finding and mediation…
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