Town Meeting approves funding for new firefighters contract

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A new program by Explorer Post 85 and the Westborough Fire Department will offer an introduction to firefighting through an academy-style training process. Photos/Dakota Antelman
Town Meeting approved funds for a new contract with the firefighters union. (Photo/Dakota Antelman)

WESTBOROUGH – After working for more than a year without a contract, the local firefighters union officially has a new collective bargaining agreement.

Voters at Fall Special Town Meeting approved more than $337,000 in financial obligations for the new contract, which was recently reached between the International Association of Firefighters Local 3070 and the town.

The funds – part from free cash, part from raise and appropriate – will be used to cover salary and wages, and expenses, for the firefighters for the first two years of the deal.

About the contract

The new contract goes from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026.

Under the agreement, the firefighters will receive a cost-of-living increase of 2 percent in 2024; 2 percent in 2025, and 2.5% in 2026.

EMT stipends will go from $3,300 in 2024 to $3,700 in 2025 and $4,500 in 2026.

Paramedic stipends will go from $9,500 in 2024 to $10,000 in 2025 and $12,500 in 2026.

The union will be paid for the Juneteenth holiday, and receive an increase in the clothing allowance.

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