SACRAMENTO, CA — The Sacramento Fire Department union says it is going back to city leaders with another proposal to ensure firehouses stay open and firefighters remain on the job. The proposal also happens to save the city $10 million, according to union spokesman Chris Harvey. Firefighters are offering a 5 percent pay cut for 30 months in exchange for maintaining current levels of public safety in fire protection for the fiscal year 2009-2010.
Firefighters hope city councilmembers will return before the Fourth of July holiday to approve the deal. If the deal is not accepted, the council already voted to lay off 68 firefighters on July 3. “The 4th of July is a day when all firefighters report to work to promote fire safety, protect neighborhoods and prevent tragedies from occuring,” said Harvey. “But on this holiday weekend, 68 fewer firefighters will be on the job unless city councilmembers return from vacation to accept” the offer.
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