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Firefighters battle city for raise.
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Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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August 23, 2005
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Byline: Todd Wright
Aug. 23--Tallahassee officials and the local firefighters' union have reached an impasse in negotiations over a new contract.
The stalemate in talks is mostly over firefighters' salaries, which union officials argue are well behind other agencies in the state.
The current service contract, signed in 2002, expires Sept. 30.
"The city's offer was insulting to us, especially looking at our fellow police officers and how they were compensated for their services," said Lt. Jarvis Bedford, vice president of the Tallahassee Professional Fire Fighters. "It was very discouraging and to all the guys it was an insult."
City officials declined to ...