Dallas First Responders Sue the City Over Pay Dispute
Dallas police officers and firefighters have filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming it isn't living up to an agreement on pay adjustments for first responders.
In 2019, the city, its police officers and firefighters signed a three-year agreement that was meant to ensure Dallas had a competitive pay schedule that would allow both departments to recruit and keep employees. This was called a meet-and-confer agreement.
Part of the agreement included market-based pay adjustments. Employee pay at both departments would now increase or decrease at the beginning of each year based on rates in comparable cities.
This was meant to be implemented during the second year of the agreement, but the pandemic caused a delay. During the third year of the agreement, city management recommended the market-based pay adjustments, which subsequently got approval from Dallas City Council.
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