Hoboken Police And Fire Unions Reach Agreement With City

HOBOKEN, NJ — The city of Hoboken announced Thursday that the administration of Mayor Ravi Bhalla had reached contract agreements with the Fire Fighters Local 1078 and the Hoboken Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association PBA Local 2.

The City Council unanimously approved both agreements at its regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 2.

The city said, "The PBA and Firefighters’ contracts provided cost savings to the city by waiving back pay for three years for current employees, along with an agreement to make adjustments to health benefits that mutually benefit the city and employees. The contracts provide for modest pay increases, appropriately compensating the public safety officers for their service."

Bhalla said, “I’m glad to share that we have come to an agreement with two of our valued unions that not only provides a fair contract to our front-line public safety employees but also includes multi-million dollar savings to the Hoboken taxpayers."

He thanked the leaders of the two unions, Police Officer Marc Marsi and Firefighter Tom Worley.

The PBA and Firefighters agreed to change the structure of the city’s health benefits to mirror the plan that is offered by the State of New Jersey, the city said.

This enables the city to save millions on health insurance costs while still offering members high-quality health insurance, the city noted.

The administration is still conducting ongoing negotiations with the Hoboken Municipal Supervisors Association, Hoboken Municipal Employees Association, and Fire Officers Local 1076.

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