Firefighters union will pay $253,000 to Montreal to settle labour issues

The Montreal Firefighters Association says it will provide $253,000 to the city as part of the recent agreement-in-principle that settled many of the different labour issues, according to a press release Friday night.The agreement came in May and was endorsed by the union on June 16, but these details were unveiled Friday night.About $200,000 will be paid as compensation for all the costs incurred by the disputes between Montreal and its 2,400 firefighters, the union stated in its press release.