City ratifies new collective agreement with Fire Fighters Association

MEDICINE HAT, AB – The City of Medicine Hat has ratified a mediator’s recommendation resulting in the renewal of the collective agreement with the Medicine Hat Fire Fighters Association. Coun. Robert Dumanowski made the announcement at Tuesday evening’s city council meeting.

The previous agreement expired on Dec. 31, 2018. The new agreement is for a four-year term from Jan. 1, 2019 until Dec. 31, 2022.

The mediator’s recommendation includes general wage adjustments in each year of the agreement, with increases of 1.5 per cent effective Jan. 1, 2019; 1.5 per cent effective Jan. 1, 2020; 2.5 per cent effective Jan. 1, 2021; and 2.5 per cent effective Jan. 1, 2022.

In a statement to CHAT News, managing director Dennis Egert says: