Overview
- Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city budget includes hundreds of millions in retroactive pay to cover the tentative agreement.
- Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2’s executive board endorsed the deal today and will hold explanatory sessions before the late-August ratification vote.
- The agreement mirrors 5 percent pay raises awarded to the police union and maintains existing staffing requirements on fire trucks.
- Full contract details have not been made public and the pact still needs member approval and City Council authorization.
- If the membership rejects the proposal, negotiators will return to the table, extending the nearly four-year stalemate.