Baltimore, Officers In Fire Department Reach Deal On New Contract, Mayor Scott Says

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City and the national representing officers successful the occurrence section person reached an statement connected a caller declaration that runs until 2023, Mayor Brandon Scott announced connected Friday.

IAFF Local 964 President Josh Fannon said successful a connection the caller statement gives officers their archetypal wage summation successful 3 years, addresses inequities successful the section and makes salaries much competitory with surrounding jurisdictions.

“This statement rectifies inequity among our ranks and restores our competitiveness among akin occurrence departments passim the State of Maryland,” Fannon said. “We are precise pleased with however Mayor Brandon Scott and his Executive Team heard our concerns, evaluated them, and remedied them caput on, resulting successful 1 of the astir broad contracts we person ever seen.”

Scott said helium was “proud” to scope an statement that brings much parity to the department.

“Undoing immoderate of the costly burdens and liabilities created by past agreements, this colony reflects my committedness to moving hand-in-hand with labour to scope mutually beneficial agreements that physique a safer, healthier Baltimore,” helium said successful a statement.

In July, the president of the national representing firefighters, Baltimore Firefighters Local 734, raised concerns to WJZ astir staffing shortages that, helium said, had led to debased morale among the city’s firefighters and paramedics.

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The occurrence section said determination is not a important staffing problem.