Brandon firefighters’ union president says pay ‘totally different’ from Winnipeg situation
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This article was published 20/01/2018 (3032 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The controversy plaguing United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg leader Alex Forrest’s remuneration isn’t being echoed in Brandon, where taxpayers do not cover union president Terry Browett’s union-related wages.
In a headline-grabbing revelation, it was revealed earlier this week that City of Winnipeg taxpayers had been footing the bill for roughly $70,000 of Forrest’s salary each year, despite his work being solely with the union.
City of Brandon taxpayers do not bear a similar burden.
“It’s totally different,” Browett said, adding that although he receives a paycheque from the City of Brandon, it’s for his service as an acting lieutenant on active duty with the department.
His total 2016 remuneration of $94,248.71, including overtime, was on par with his colleagues, according to the City of Brandon’s latest Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Report.
His union activities are over and above this time, and related expenses are covered by the union.
Although the union’s budgets are available to members who pay for it, they are not publicly released.
“The union executive does not receive any other payments or wages from the city, other than their regular salaries as (Brandon Fire & Emergency Services) personnel,” the City of Brandon’s Human Resources Department clarified in a written statement.
The only area in which the City of Brandon covers or cost-share expenses with IAFF Local 803 are collective bargaining negotiations, labour/management meetings and arbitration board hearings, for which they grant leave of absence with pay for up to four members of the union.
In the event of conferences or conventions, union members are granted a leave of absence with pay. However, the union pays the costs associated with providing replacement members to cover these shifts.
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