Since Wu took office, labor contracts have provided significant wage increases for some of the city’s lowest paid employees in a mutual win for the mayor and some unions.
The city’s new police contract opens the door for civilian flaggers to take on paid detail assignments, now held exclusively by BPD officers, but officials indicated that those lucrative roles will likely go to retired police officers.
Gov. Maura Healey’s administration announced yesterday that it will award a total of $350,000 to help municipalities plan to remove aging dams across Massachusetts. Officials say the dams, many of which no longer serve their original purpose, pose hazards to both humans and wildlife.
The contract adopted Wednesday includes for the first time about 30 crimes that would not be eligible for arbitration if an officer were indicted for them or if they were featured in a sustained internal department finding.