Arbiter boosted city fire raises
Mayor on panel says move was surprise to him
(Photo by Brian DiMattia of Boston)
Boston firefighters aimed water on a fire at Mass Ave and Beacon Street on April 7 in Boston.
The pay increase giving union firefighters in Boston an unparalleled fifth raise in four years was added unexpectedly by the arbiter in the closing hours of contract deliberations, according to the representative of city management on the three-member arbitration panel that heard the case. (Full article: 823 words)
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