Hialeah calls firefighters’ contract historic, but union says staffing concerns remain

Source Scout · Miami Herald reports: Hialeah Mayor Bryan Calvo celebrated a historic agreement with the city’s firefighters Thursday, but the contract approved after months of contentious negotiations gives firefighters roughly half the raises their union initially sought, while questions about staffing, employee retention and the department’s ability to compete for qualified personnel remain. “Today is a good day to be a firefighter in Hialeah,” Calvo said at a news conference announcing the agreement, using the same celebratory phrase he used two months earlier when announcing a new contract with the city’s police officers .

Missing media or need the complete publisher report? Open Source Scout · Miami Herald ↗