JURISDICTION

THE MONEY

THE DETAILS

Baltimore, Maryland Police Department

• 3.0% mid-year raises in each year of a three-year contract.

• Officers will likely have higher co-pays on health insurance premiums.

Des Plaines, Illinois Fire Department

• 3.5% per year over two-year contract.

• Holiday premium pay to increase from 8 to 12 hours at the overtime rate.
• Change in health insurance co-payment from fixed-dollar co-payment to percentage co-payment, with employees paying 10% of premiums.

Easton, Massachusetts Fire Department

• 2.0%, July 1, 2004
• 1.0%, January 1, 2005
• 1.0% April 1, 2005
• 2.0%, July 1, 2005
• 2.0% January 1, 2006
• 2.0% January 1, 2007

• Effective January 1, 2006, firefighters can receive a 2% salary increase if they agree to the employer paying 75%, rather than 80%, of the cost of HMO coverage, and 70%, rather than 75%, of the cost of PPO plans.
• Callback minimums increased to three hours for callbacks between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and to four hours when called back for mutual aid purposes.

Framingham, Massachusetts Police Department

• 2% raises in each October.
• 1% raises in each January of three-year contract.

• New agreement calls for ban on smoking in police cars.
• Shift bids extended from six months to one year in duration.

Galveston, Texas Police Department

• 9.0% over three years.

• City will contribute an additional 3.0% to pension program.
• Shift differential to increase $15 monthly.
• New premium pay to be added for Dive Team ($25 monthly), Bi-Lingual Duties ($75 monthly), and Canine ($400 monthly), to incorporate FLSA responsibilities.

Greeley, Colorado Fire Department

• 0.0%, 2005
• 2.0%, 2006

• Contract follows wage increases of 6.0% in 2002 and 2003, and 5.5% in 2004.

New Smyrna Beach, Florida Fire Department

• 3.0%, 2004

• Change in pension multiplier from 2.0% to 3.0%.