National City firefighters will get pay raises of up to 7 percent and more money to pay for their educational training, the City Council decided Tuesday.
The city began negotiations with the National City Firefighters’ Association in the fall of last year. The previous agreement expired at the end of December. Council members unanimously approved a new three-year contract, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024.
The contract includes wage increases based on classification.
Firefighters will get a 7 percent increase; engineers, 6 percent; captains, 5 percent; and battalion chiefs, 4 percent. By January 2023 and through 2024, all classifications will receive a 3 percent wage increase. The agreement will cost the city an estimated $211,900 between January and June. Over the course of three years, the city will have invested about $2 million in salary and benefit increases, according to city staff.