Providence City Council approves proposed firefighters contract

Updated at 7 p.m.

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THE PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL on Thursday approved a new, five-year contract with the International Association of Firefighters in Providence. Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and the firefighters union must sign off on it to take effect.
PROVIDENCE – City firefighters would get 4% annual raises in exchange for doubling their contributions toward the city pension fund under a proposed five-year contract approved by the City Council Thursday. The tentative agreement between the city and the Providence chapter of the International Association of Firefighters also needs the sign-off of Mayor Jorge O.…

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