After a weeks-long campaign by city firefighters, the Concord city government has agreed to reopen talks over their union contracts. “We understand their frustration, thinking that we were not willing to talk,” Mayor Byron Champlin said. “We are willing to talk.” The firefighters have pushed for renegotiation of their pay as the result of a … Continue reading With city and firefighters set to resume negotiations, a closer look at Concord’s wage study