City of Abilene Proposition A: Firefighter Collective Bargaining
What does this measure do?
Abilene firefighters could bargain as a group over pay and work rules if most choose union representation; strikes would stay banned. City taxpayers would fund any added pay agreed to through the city budget, but this sets no tax rate.
Proposed by: Petition by Abilene Firefighters Association Local 1044, the firefighters' union; election called by City Council
The union for Abilene firefighters (president Jarrod Crockett). It wants a formal process to bargain over pay and benefits. It says that would help keep firefighters from leaving for other jobs.
Source: ktxs.com
A YES vote means
Adopt the state firefighter bargaining law in Abilene. If most firefighters choose union representation, their group could negotiate pay and work rules with the city; strikes would remain banned.
A NO vote means
Do not adopt the state firefighter bargaining law in Abilene. The proposed group negotiation process would not take effect.
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Source: abilenetx.gov