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Ross, Goodman urge Las Vegas firefighters back to negotiating table
Las Vegas Sun ^ | Wednesday, July 20, 2011 | 1:32 p.m. | By Dave Toplikar

Posted on 07/20/2011 4:04:43 PM PDT by redreno

As a labor union leader, Councilman Steve Ross knows what union negotiations entail — and he’s urging Las Vegas firefighters to go back to the table and reach an agreement with the city for next year.

“We’re really not that far apart,” Ross said at Wednesday’s Las Vegas City Council meeting, where council members were told negotiations had stalled with a difference of about $3 million and that an outside arbitrator is being brought in to resolve the differences.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: firethugs; nevada; planning; police; teachers; union; zoning

1 posted on 07/20/2011 4:04:45 PM PDT by redreno
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