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Little Rock announces ratified three-year firefighter contract with annual 5% raises and health protections
Summary
City and union leaders said a newly ratified contract for the Little Rock Fire Department extends the current agreement to three years, provides 5% raises each year for three years and adds routine cancer screenings, steps toward carcinogen-free turnout gear and expanded parity between different shift schedules.
Mayor Scott announced that the city has extended and ratified a multi-year contract with the Little Rock Fire Department, saying the deal will carry the agreement past 2027 and includes consecutive annual pay increases and new health and safety provisions. "They're getting consecutive, 5% raises ... leading up into '27," Mayor Scott said.
Matthew Stallings, president of IFF Local 34, called it "the best contract we've ever had," and highlighted provisions beyond pay, including routine cancer screenings and "a pathway to carcinogen free turnout gear." Stallings said the agreement also moves the department toward greater parity between 56-hour and 40-hour employees and credited a diverse negotiations team for the results.
Kentrell Shepherd, president of the Little Rock…
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