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| Collective Bargaining | 1 |
| Fire Fighters | 1 |
| Government Employees | 1 |
| Municipalities | 1 |
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| Wages | 1 |
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| Ehrenberg, Ronald G. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedEhrenberg, Ronald G. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1973
In cities with fire fighter union contracts, hourly wages are 2-18 percent higher but there is a decrease of annual hours of 2-9 percent, leaving an annual earnings increase of 0-9 percent. Hourly wages of fire fighters are lower in city manager and commission cities than in mayor-council cities. (MS)
Descriptors: City Government, Collective Bargaining, Fire Fighters, Government Employees
