ALBUQUERQUE FIREFIGHTERS ARE SET TO GET WHAT LOOKS LIKE A PAY RAISE, BUT IS ACTUALLY A RESTORATION OF THE MONEY CUT FROM THEIR PAYCHECKS IN 2010. THEY TOOK THAT PAY CUT DUE TO A TIGHT BUDGET.
A PLAN PUT FORTH BY TWO CITY COUNCILORS MONDAY NIGHT GOT FINAL APPROVAL. THE MEASURE FROM KEN SANCHEZ AND DAN LEWIS HAS THE CITY SETTING 1.8 MILLION DOLLARS TO RESTORE 2-AND-A-HALF PERCENT TO FIREFIGHTERS' SALARIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES FOUR AND-A-HALF PERCENT FOR DRIVERS AND LIEUTENANTS.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE RAISE WOULD HAVE TO BE NEGOTIATED AS PART OF A NEW UNION CONTRACT.
