Prov. firefighters and the City sign tentative agreement

By: News Staff

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Providence firefighters and the City of Providence have signed a tentative agreement. The announcement comes after 14 months of heated debate.

In September the two sides announced they had negotiated a deal.

“The truth is, once we got the City’s outside council out of the way, it moved forward rather quickly,” said Providence Fire Union President Paul Doughty.

In a press release Monday night, Doughty says the deal will save taxpayers almost $15 million dollars.

The agreement would place firefighters back on a four-platoon system. It’s something they’ve been fighting for since last August.

The agreement still needs to be approved by the Finance Committee, City Council and union membership.

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