JURISDICTION

THE MONEY

THE DETAILS

Bayonne, New Jersey Police Department (Superior Officers)

• July 2009, No raise
• January 2010, 2%
• October 2010, 2%
• April 2011, 2%
• October 2011, 2%
• April 2012, 3%
• October 2012, 2%
• April 2013, 2%

• None given.

Contra Costa, California Fire Protection District

• 2.5% pay increases for 2009 and 2010 postponed

• In exchange for postponing pay increases, the District agrees to extend all other contract provisions for two years.

Fitchburg, Massachusetts Police Department

• January 1, 2009, 2%
• July 1, 2009, 4%

• Contract is retroactive to 2006 and provides no cost of living increases for fiscal years 2007, 2008 and the first half of 2009.

Greenwich, Connecticut Police Department

• 2008, 3.5%
• 2009, 3.75%

• The new contract increases officers’ share of medical insurance premiums and increases Town’s match to their 401(k) contributions by $150 a year.

Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department

• May 1, 2009 to April 30, 2012, wage freeze in first year of agreement

• The wage freeze could continue if the City’s revenues remain flat in the second year of the agreement, but wages are supposed to rise to where they would otherwise have been by the third year.

Lancaster, Ohio Police Department

• 2009, 0%
• 2010, 2%
• 2011, 3%

• Under the new agreement, officers will forgo a pay raise this year, aiding City officials who are dealing with revenue shortfalls.

Worcester, Massachusetts Fire Department

• July 1, 2008, 2%
• July 1, 2009, 2%
• July 1, 2010, no raise

• The new contract requires firefighters to pay 25% of their health insurance premiums beginning July 1, up from 20%, and higher co-payments for medical visits and services.