A long-simmering financial feud between Houston firefighters and the city finally got some clarity on Friday from the Texas Supreme Court, which overturned 'Prop B' and reaffirmed the need for collective bargaining.
The Supreme Court ruling strikes down Prop B, saying local, municipal pay standards can not conflict with state law. A second decision reaffirms the need for collective bargaining, and judicial arbitration if the two sides can't agree. That's where the city and firefighters parted ways, six years ago, and there's been no deal, since then.
Firefighters and the City of Houston will have to renew negotiations to find common ground. If not, the impasse will go to binding arbitration, with a state judge deciding.Texas Supreme Court rules in Houston, firefighters' battle over pay, benefits, bargaining rights By some estimates, dealing with back pay could cost the city a billion dollars. Despite firefighters saying there's been no request for negotiation, from the City, for years, Mayor Sylvester Turner says he's gratified Prop B is finished, and insists the city is willing to talk.
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