Working without a contract since 2014
Houston City Council voted to allocate an additional half-million tax dollars for an ongoing legal battle with firefighters who have been without a contract since 2014, even after recent legislative changes granting them the right to arbitration.
With an overwhelming vote by council to spend an additional half million tax dollars continuing the legal battle against Houston firefighters, first responders who haven't had a contract since 2014, and who recently fought all the way to the Texas Supreme Court just to confirm their right to collectively bargain.
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