Springfield firefighter union contract approved, pending final council vote

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Springfield Fire Firefighters Local 37 says their latest union contract was approved Tuesday night. The deal now goes before City Council to be formally approved.

The union had reached a tentative deal with city leaders previously.

The union has been in negotiations after tension over whether to change a provision of the union contract that requires 49 firefighters to work in the city each day.

Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder recently presented a consultant report that reviewed the fire department, suggesting changes in how to run the department going forward. Its unclear if any of those recommendations are in the language of the proposed union deal.

WAND News will continue following this developing story.