Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
Aurora aldermen are likely to approve the one-year agreement with the Aurora Fire Officers Association at the regular city council meeting Tuesday night. The agreement would continue a contract between the city and the fire officers that expired Dec. 31, 2020. It would run until Dec. 31, 2021. According to the city’s human relations director, both sides decided on the rollover because of uncertainties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The city would likely be in a more stable position later in 2021. The union approved the rollover Feb. 25.
The fire officers would get a 2% wage increase for the year, and in return agreed to up their employee insurance contribution to 16.5%. They also agreed to a higher deductible for the health care plan. The rollover agreement also lowers the amount of time a fire officer commits to a special team when joining. The commitment will go from five years to four years. Special teams include: the Hazmat Team; the Scuba Team; the TRT Team; a team that focuses on juvenile fire setters; the Arson Team; car seat installers; and the TEMS team.
