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St. Lucie County firefighters agree to freeze raises

July 17th, 2009 by TCPalm.com

ST. LUCIE COUNTY - St. Lucie County firefighters agreed to freeze a 7-percent scheduled pay increase this coming year with increases limited to 3.25 percent for 2010-11 and 2011-2012, according to a release from the Fire District.

The move will save the district $2.7 million over the three years. The freeze will take place on October 1 when the fiscal year begins.

The agreement was approved by union members 70 percent to 30 percent. The Fire Board approved the agreement during their July meeting.

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One Response to “St. Lucie County firefighters agree to freeze raises”

  1. Mike Says:
    July 19th, 2009 at 8:52 am

    Thank you very much guys, now if we could only get Palm Beach County to do the same… Thank You…

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