Promotions, 'step‑up' pay and grievance timing become sticking points in contract talks
Negotiators clashed over proposed changes to step‑up/working‑out‑of‑classification language, grievance timeliness standards and callback list formulations; the city emphasized existing chief discretion and contractual language, while the union cited grievances and asked for clearer contractual remedies.
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The association proposed explicit contract language to govern when firefighters who "assume" higher duties—such as driver or acting lieutenant—must receive additional pay, citing past grievances in which members sought compensation for assumed duties.
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