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FENZ and NZPFU agree on settlement, giving firefighters a wage increase

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 6 Dec 2022, 8:38pm
The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) Photo / Michael Craig
The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) Photo / Michael Craig

FENZ and NZPFU agree on settlement, giving firefighters a wage increase

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 6 Dec 2022, 8:38pm

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) and the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) agreed on a $145 million dollar settlement today.

This gives firefighters a 24 percent wage increase and brings 18 months of negations to a close.

NZ Firefighters union secretary Wattie Watson says that they appreciate this wage increase, considering the conditions firefighters across the country have to work under. 

Wattie also says that these firefighters have been working long hours and dealing with staffing issues, so these strikes were difficult but necessary to send a message.

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