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Firefighters, city clash over proposed 48/96 schedule and off-duty work limits
Summary
City negotiators proposed a trial of a 48/96 work schedule with modified off‑duty restrictions that would expand the window for secondary employment; firefighters raised fatigue, safety and retention concerns and asked for clearer safeguards and trial metrics.
City negotiators and firefighter representatives exchanged sharply different views on proposed schedule and off-duty-work language during the Sept. 17 bargaining session.
The Agency official described the city's proposed change to Article 28(a), saying the measure aims to prioritize rest by restructuring work cycles and that the city proposed reducing a post-shift restriction from 24 hours to 12 hours while keeping 24 hours of no-off-duty work before a shift. "What we're proposing here is to…
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