Morgantown, firefighters reach differential pay agreement

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – According to a press release, the city of Morgantown and members of International Association of Firefighters Local 313 in the differential pay issue. The deal still must be approved by Morgantown city council.

The dispute began when changes were made to differential pay policy that resulted in a $2,000 pay reduction for 47 firefighters after more than 30 years of following the same procedure. Morgantown city manager Kim Haws made the changes on the recommendation of a consultant conducting a salary study.

Since June of 2019, firefighters have been in litigation to correct holiday pay. That lawsuit claims firefighters are only paid 12 hours per holiday shift when they work 24-hour shifts.