THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION IN ALBUQUERQUE IS GETTING WHAT IT ASKED FOR: THREE PERCENT RAISES FOR UNION MEMBERS. THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT VOTED IN FAVOR OF GIVING FIREFIGHTERS A 1-AND-A-HALF PERCENT RAISE ON TOP OF THE 1-AND-A-HALF PERCENT INCREASE THAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR.
THE RAISES WILL BE FUNDED WITH UNUSED MONEY SET ASIDE FOR PROJECTS UNDER FORMER MAYOR BERRY’S ADMINISTRATION.
THE COUNCIL ALSO VOTED “YES” TO BAN CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES FROM HOSTING POLITICAL FORUMS TO PREVENT POLITICAL BIAS ON THOSE PANELS.
