The Houston City Council unanimously approved an historic $650 million settlement with the Houston firefighters union, covering eight years of back pay owed to firefighters.
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Houston officials approve bond to pay for $650 million firefighters settlement
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City Controller Chris Hollins must approve the agreement before it can be discussed and potentially approved at city council. By the time Wednesday's council meeting ended, Hollins had yet to certify the deal, delaying its approval even further.
Houston City Controller Chris Hollins warned that the city will likely need some combination of tax hikes and spending cuts to afford a proposed legal settlement with its firefighters’ union.
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Chris Hollins stressed that the firefighters were long overdue for a raise and that the settlement would make their pay competitive with that of their counterparts in other large Texas cities. But Houston’s firefighters’ union accused him of playing politics.
Houston firefighters have been working without a contract since 2017, sparking a nearly decade-long pay dispute between the union and former Mayor Sylvester Turner's administration.
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The new agreement includes $650 million to cover back pay for firefighters who worked after 2017, including those who've since retired or left for medical reasons.
Resolving a years-long pay dispute, the city of Houston and the Houston Professional Firefighters Association settled a $650 million deal today.
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Under the settlement terms announced Thursday, all current and retired firefighters and families of firefighters who have died since 2017 will receive lump sum payments for the wages owed back to that year.
The City of Houston has reached an agreement with its firefighters’ union. While the details of the agreement are not yet clear, a new labor contract for the firefighters is in sight.
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