Firefighters at Tucson Raytheon will Not go on Strike

Midnight on Saturday the in house Fire Department’s contract with Raytheon was to expire but a new agreement between the AFL-CIO affiliated International Association of Machinists, Old Pueblo Lodge No. 933 and Raytheon has been made that includes a bonus and wage increase for each year of the three year term of agreement. It is not known at this time how much the firefighter’s salaries would increase but they should be competitive with local Tucson and state firefighters. Raytheon, which is Southern Arizona’s largest employer with close to 12,500 employees, own its own Fire Department that handles everything from fire, hazardous-materials to medical emergencies.

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