The City of Pittsburgh is announcing today a new contract with Fire Fighters Local No. 1 after six months of talks.
The five-year agreement changes provisions for call back rules, health insurance, leaves of absence, parental and pregnancy leave, uniform allowance, wages and modernizing fire stations.
There will be base wage increases in each year with additional wage hikes for lieutenants, captains and battalion chiefs.
“This agreement ensures that the brave men and women of our Fire Bureau are fairly compensated for the vital and dangerous work they do keeping our residents safe, while giving the City the opportunity to structure work rules and promotions in a way that will improve the fire service," said Mayor Ed Gainey.
“Our firefighters have secured significant pay increases that help defray the costs of inflation and have secured new benefits, including parental leave, pregnancy loss leave, and health screenings for early illness detection. In a collaborative effort to support the City's financial well-being, our union has agreed to unscheduled work-time adjustments and the strategic repositioning of our highest-ranked officers. This change will help ensure more efficient management of the Fire Bureau to meet the increasing demands on our dedicated firefighting force while fostering a positive relationship between the union and the City. I would like to thank the Mayor and his team for their hard work, collaboration, and the respect that they showed to the labor management bargaining process,” said Pittsburgh Fire Fighters IAFF Local No. 1 President Ralph Sicuro.