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Buffalo Fire Fighters Wait to Negotiate New Deal

By Eileen Buckley

Buffralo, NY – Buffalo Fire fighters say they haven't had a pay raise in five years. But with a lack of a new contract, chances of lifting the wage freeze for fire fighters remains on the back burner.

Fighters are anxiously awaiting their chance to negotiate a new contract and put an end to the city's wage freeze. But right now Buffalo Police are the priority.

Late last week, Mayor Byron Brown submitted a plan to the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority to begin negotiating an end to the wage freeze for police.

Buffalo Professional Fire union president Joe Foley is not pleased as firefighters wait for their turn to talk about lifting the wage freeze.

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