Firefighters union, city at odds

Firefighters union, city at odds

City rejects results of wage survey saying Havre police, fire underpaid

John Kelleher

Contract talks between the firefighters union and the city of Havre will begin since the city has rejected the results of a wage survey.

Tim Evens, lead negotiator for Local 66 of the International Fire Fighters Association, said the wage survey, prepared by the Local Government Center at Montana State University in Bozeman, showed that Havre municipal employees, especially police and firefighters, were underpaid when compared to other Montana cities.

Evens — and no other unio...