Bullhead City Fire Fighters to Begin First MOU Negotiations

December 4, 2009 – Bullhead City, Arizona, fire fighters – represented by Colorado River Professional Fire Fighters Local 3647 – have become one of the latest IAFF affiliates to gain meet and confer rights.

The Bullhead City Fire Board voted unanimously in favor of the bargaining rights on November 19. “Meet and confer has increasingly been proven to be a successful way to resolve labor-management issues across the state,” says Local 3647 President John Kelley. “We knew it was the right thing to do and so did our Fire Board.”

Bullhead City fire fighters have been working toward meet and confer since 1995. This year, with assistance from the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona, the local made its case in front of the Fire Board.

More than 80 fire fighters will benefit from Local 3647’s first memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Fire Board. Negotiations begin in February. A final agreement is expected by the end of April.