Cheyenne mayor offers 3% market-based wage increase as talks with firefighters begin At a special session the mayor outlined a city proposal including a 3% market-based wage adjustment and targeted rank increases; the union said it would accept the 3% as part of a package contingent on extending a COLA sunset clause and MERP language and both sides agreed to finalize language in two weeks.

Cheyenne's mayor has proposed a 3% wage increase for firefighters as negotiations heat up, but will it be enough to satisfy the union's demands?

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Cheyenne firefighters’ union presses for market alignment as council disputes peer comparisons At a special Cheyenne City Council meeting, the IAFF Local 279 urged a structural fix to firefighter wage tables, citing pay gaps they say leave Cheyenne well behind regional peers; council members questioned the peer group and asked for more comparative data before agreeing on a remedy.

Cheyenne firefighters are calling for urgent wage adjustments, claiming they are being significantly underpaid compared to regional peers, and the City Council is now caught in a heated debate over the numbers.

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Union says Cheyenne firefighter pay is 'structural' behind peers; mayor disputes comparator choices During a special Cheyenne City Council meeting, a representative of the International Association of Firefighters Local 279 presented wage-study figures showing Cheyenne firefighters trailing regional peers by large margins; Mayor Collins questioned the peer set and asked for more data as the council voted to continue negotiations in executive session.

Cheyenne firefighters claim they're falling behind in pay by up to 34% compared to peers, but the mayor has his own numbers to dispute that!

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