Contract for firefighters on Champaign council's agenda

CHAMPAIGN – A three-year contract for city firefighters will be considered Tuesday night by the city council.

The agreement, retroactive to July 1, 2007, provides for across-the-board raises of 3.25 percent for the first year and 3.75 percent for the following two years for the city's 99 firefighters. The agreement runs through June 30, 2010.

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