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‘ i C'WATHIDOQW'M.M30,ZOH ~ w o o m tors awarded 8.65% salary increase by arbitrator for.“ . ‘" £9.- ~ film-hm ' 2012 to Dec. 1 of this year sion fails to take into arbitrated settlement with weeks after Waterloo city this fall to work on a new OImuideSmfi and will cost the city an esti- account the city's ability to Cambridge firefighters for council approved a 1.9 per agreement. ' . mated $1.4 million. an pay. 2012-2013 and a voluntary cent interim wage increase Therearestill some unre- _ n arbitrator has amount that will strain 'lt creates unsustainable settlement awarded to for firefighters in 2014 worth solved issues. including Aawarded Waterloo’s Waterloo's budget process pressure within the city to Guelph firefighters for 2013 about $306411). The city had some benefits and 24-hour firefighters with a moving forward, according try to pay for these increas» 2014. A first-class firefighter previously awarded a com- shins The firefighter associ- retroactive wage increase of to the city's chief financial es” in Waterloo now makes the bined 3.2 per cent wage ation is advocating for a more than eight per cent omen. The salary of a first-class same salary as a Waterloo increae for 2012 and 2013. switch from the current dating back to 2012. 'lt certainly puts a lot of firefighter will increase from Regional Police first-class worth about $405,000. rotation, which sees two of The ruling. released pressure on the city’s $83,156 in 2011 (theyearthe comble. Those interim increases the city's platoons work 10- Monday. awarded theWater- finances to afford this kind old contract expired) to The new deal applies to will be included in the 8.65 hour day shifts and 14-hour loo Professional Firefighter of settlement.‘ said CFO $90,349 by the end of this thecity's 118 firefighters and per cent increase awarded night shifts while the other Association with an 8.65 per Keshwer Patel Monday year. 11 ofl‘ice staff. thisweek. two platoons are off duty, to a cent wage increase from afternoon. adding the deci~ The increase matches an The settlement came just Patel said the city had a 24-hour model that’s been Y made room in past adopted in both Kitchener i . ._. V. ‘ 1.; , . .- a? f, budgets for the even- and Cambridge. 1 . ‘ . * f; a” a.» i ’5 . .' UP of £ . ‘ ‘ tual wage increase That issue will be dis- 1 ‘ W .E‘ I f; . ~‘ "' a‘ Q 5"“ - " +15 i_ v and shouldn't have to cussed early next year,Good i ' 7‘ ~ 'â€" " “~â€" u To A" g #577 iv _ I ’ . dip into reserves to said. ' , 3‘ ’1 . fund it. Fire Chief Richard Hepâ€" i ‘ ~ - ‘2 . 1n the city's 2014 ditch agreed the arbitration % . 7 ' {- . . budget, the average decision puts pressure on i . v . g, ‘$ " OFF : mum property tax bill of the city’s budget moving for- , g _ $1.200 includes $327 ward and said negotiations 723 m» "we? ., . ’ ff" for fire services on a new deal should get 1 Dean Good. presi- underway before this new i dent of the firefighter deal expires in December. .. ‘m‘ 2%» association. said the When asked how these 1 mar“. "any“ M deal strikes a balance new negotiations may be - TINJYM WYWOOD ‘ between what the city different from the last round i ”,8 ”99 can afford and what is of talks and avoid going to i 0". 1,9999. 0". 7‘2””, fair for the city's fire- arbitration again. Hepditch i $51100 fishy) fighters said each negotiation I W M.“ M.“ “lt's about value to process is a “new beginning 1‘ the community.” he andanew op rtuni ." R1 DRIVER .: * said. noting the aver According? the gt}! last 3 98 V t \ \ age citizen pays less year Waterloo fire rescue 179mb * I'M“ . ‘ [m ’than a :allar per day and prevention respondfd . . “W WOMEN an“ or 24~ our service. to 4.374 emergency cal s. . 39293950 a?“ g“ _ was; up: ideally the settlement 2,556 medical emergencies, i ”mum" d “a. Steel 34998 should have been 321 rescues. conducted 946 My“ " "" $399” On “9999' * readied Without going fire code inspections and ‘ 94054060516 My“ fig“, to an arbitrator, he made 140 visrts’t‘o local . . 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