FINALIZED: Bartlesville Council OKs Arbitrator Ruling in Firefighter Contracts

FINALIZED: Bartlesville council OKs arbitrator ruling in firefighter contracts

A year-long negotiation between the City of Bartlesville and the Bartlesville firefighters union is over.During its March 2 meeting, the city council accepted an arbitrators ruling, accepting the Last Best Offer of the firefighters union.HEARING FROM THE UNION>>> 2 News' Brodie Myers spoke with a union member after the ruling[The decision] was also extremely favorable to the citys position, city attorney Jess Kane said.Kane said it is favorable …

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The Bartlesville City Council approves a new contract with Bartlesville Professional Firefighters Local 200 following an arbitrator’s ruling that the union’s “last best offer” must be accepted.   City Attorney Jess Kane told council members Monday the decision stemmed from a Jan. 19 hearing and a written ruling issued Feb. 20 by neutral arbitrator Glynis Gilder.   "That is that in a binary process, the arbitrator chose the union's proposed c…