Warren, firefighters reach tentative agreement to avert layoffs

WARREN — City officials and union representatives for the Warren Fire Department reached a tentative agreement today that will avert the layoff of 18 more firefighters July 3 if approved by the rank and file.

In a separate meeting earlier today, representatives of all six unions representing city employees tentatively agreed to begin paying a percentage of their health care for the first time.

Meanwhile, Gary Cicero, the city’s human resources director, said the layoffs of five more police officers and 11 other city employees Sunday appear certain, as no further negotiations are scheduled on that front.

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