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Warwick council hears tight debate over firefighters' tentative agreement as OPEB and arbitration loom
Summary
Council and administration debated a three‑year tentative agreement with Warwick Firefighters Local 2748 that would add multi‑year raises, a fourth‑year rescue and phase employee OPEB contributions to 2%; advocates warned against arbitration and staff said the package would cost roughly $2.8 million over the contract term.
The City of Warwick’s finance committee and the full council spent the meeting addressing a tentative three‑year collective bargaining agreement with Warwick Firefighters Local 2748 covering July 1, 2025–June 30, 2028. The agreement would phase employee OPEB contributions to 2% by the end of the contract, provide stepped wage increases and add an operating fifth rescue (staff described it as an additional staffed rescue unit requiring roughly eight personnel and associated benefits). Bruce Keiser, Director of Economic Development and chief negotiator, outlined the wage and fiscal impacts; the finance…
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