Friday, July 3, 2015

Providence Firefighters’ Raise Could Trigger Millions in Raises for Teachers

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Friday, July 03, 2015
Kate Nagle, GoLocal Contributor

A clause in the recently agreed upon Providence teachers' contract could trigger millions in additional costs to the city, if the city's firefighters see a significant pay increase in light of Mayor Jorge Elorza's platoon change proposal.
   
The new three-year teachers' contract language stipulates that if other municipal unions receive more than a 1% raise during the years of the contract, that teachers would get that same amount -- as a firefighters are being tapped to get as high as a 5% increase, due to potential changes in their work schedules if a platoon change shift moves forward.

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