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• City firefighters asked to bargain again

  February 8, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane city officials and the firefighters union are expected to go back to the bargaining table after the City Council voted 4-3 to reject a new three-year labor contract on … 202

• Verner, fire union reached deal

  January 7, 2012 in City on Page A5 Former Spokane Mayor Mary Verner and the leadership of the city’s fire union tentatively agreed to a new contract in the final days of Verner’s term. But the deal still … 2

• Deal with firefighters would preserve jobs

  November 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane firefighters avoid layoffs under a tentative agreement accepted this week by Mayor Mary Verner. If the deal is approved by union members and City Council, Local 29 of the … 21

• Firefighters make concessions to save jobs

  November 18, 2010 in City Spokane firefighters avoid layoffs under a tentative agreement accepted this week by Mayor Mary Verner. If the deal is approved by union members and City Council, Local 29 of the … 30

• City seeks firefighting tax

  October 24, 2009 in City on Page B1 When the Spokane City Council placed a 10-year fire tax on November’s ballot, the timing was risky. But an agreement reached last month with the Spokane Fire Fighters Union helped … 1

• City, firefighters reach deal to avoid cuts

  September 1, 2009 in City on Page A7 Spokane firefighters likely will be spared layoffs thanks to a deal reached last week between union leaders and city administrators. The sides agreed to create a new early retirement program …

• Wages & means

  July 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 Jobs with great pay and excellent benefits can be hard to come by in a recession – but not necessarily at City Hall. The city of Spokane hasn’t stopped filling … 17