Montreal firefighters will pay $253K in labour settlement with city
Union has agreed to cover portion of city's legal fees and pay fines over a 2014 protest at City Hall
The Montreal firefighters' association has agreed to pay $253,000 to the City of Montreal in order to settle a labour dispute that lasted more than four years.
The two parties reached an agreement in late May, the details of which were released in a press release sent out Friday night.
The agreement, which hinges on benefits and pension reforms, was adopted by all 67 of the city's fire departments voting in favour on June 17.
The majority of the money, totaling $200,000, is being transferred to cover a part of the City's legal fees for the duration of the dispute.
The remaining $53,000 will cover fines handed down to 53 firefighters over a protest that took place at City Hall on Aug. 18, 2014, when hundreds of municipal workers stormed and trashed the council chambers.
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Charges against the firefighters involved in the action were recently dropped, though it did lead to the dismissal of six employees for vandalism.
Translated from la Presse Canadienne