{"id":7592,"date":"2025-04-05T18:22:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T18:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7592"},"modified":"2025-04-05T18:22:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T18:22:41","slug":"four-year-contract-approved-for-streator-fire-department-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7592","title":{"rendered":"Four-year contract approved for Streator Fire Department – Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"


The Streator City Council has approved a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with the Streator Fire Department. <\/span>(Scott Anderson)
The Streator City Council<\/a> has approved a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with the Streator<\/a> Fire Department.
The contract will run from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2028, and includes several changes to firefighter pay, benefits and policies.
The agreement allows a $5,000 increase in base pay for all firefighters in the first year, with 4% pay increases in each of the subsequent three years.
City Manager David Plyman said the pay increases will make Streator\u2019s firefighter wages more competitive with other fire departments.
\u201cThis will certainly help us more in the improvement and retention of our firefighters,\u201d Plyman said.
Streator Firefighters Local 56 Union President Ed Levy highlighted the current pay disparity within the department, calling the new contract a step in the right direction.
\u201cWe recognize that if we want to attract and retain top talent, we need to pay fair market value,\u201d Levy said. \u201cThis contract is the first step in addressing that issue, but we understand it\u2019s a process that could take time to completely fix.\u201d
Starting in 2025, the base pay for a new hire will be $48,973.31, with increases over time bringing the starting salary to $55,088.31 by 2028.
Promotions to lieutenant and captain positions will come with additional salary increases of $1,950 and $2,850, respectively.
The contract also includes changes to the Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association program, which provides post-retirement insurance benefits for firefighters.
\u201cThe program will now allow for investment opportunities for health insurance funds after 20 years of service,\u201d Plyman said. \u201cIt will offer firefighters greater flexibility and security after retirement. We offer the same program to the police department.\u201d
The new contract also includes continued stipends for firefighters serving as emergency medical responders.
The $1,000 annual stipend for EMR services remains, with additional stipends for firefighters holding EMT-basic, EMT-intermediate and paramedic certifications. These stipends apply to firefighters who assist in emergency medical services under the city\u2019s contract with paramedic providers.
Another important provision in the contract now allows firefighters to assist paramedics with nontransport emergency medical services.
This ensures that the city still can use nonfirefighter personnel, including contract paramedics, for ambulance transport.
In other items, the City Council:
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