City plans to challenge bill giving Houston firefighters arbitration in years-long pay dispute

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City plans to challenge bill giving Houston firefighters arbitration in years-long pay dispute
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The challenge could further delay a result to the years-long court battle between the...

as well, contributing to years of lengthy appeals. The Supreme Court of Texas rejected the city's argument in March, while at the same time striking down Prop B, a charter amendment that Houston voters passed in 2018 to give firefighters pay parity with police of equal rank and seniority.

Troy Blakemore, the attorney for the union, said they plan to asked Reeder to send the two sides to arbitration, and to force the city to bargain with the union. The court case only applies to one year of the stalemate — 2017 — and Blakemore said the city has not replied to requests for bargaining in the years since.

State Sen. John Whitmire, who is running in November's mayoral election, sponsored the bill. He is hoping to succeed Turner as mayor in January.

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