Tuesday, April 24, 2018 New Contract Brings Wage Increase to Midland's Volunteer Firefighters Local 920 Ratifications Midland, ON—The Town of Midland and its volunteer firefighters have negotiated a new three-year contract. The volunteers voted overwhelmingly in favour of the collective agreement, which is effective from January 1, 2018 through to December 31, 2020. The settlement provides wage increases of over five percent during the three-year term, improved access to career firefighter vacancies, improved access to training, and better opportunities to attain monetary benchmarks for attendance. “We are pleased with the outcome and the ratification result confirms that the volunteers are as well. We appreciated the cooperation and professionalism with which the negotiations were conducted with by the Town,” says J.D. Alkema representative for the Ontario Volunteer Firefighters Association, CLAC Local 920. You might be interested in The Power of Asking for Help 20 Jul 2026 How to Manage an Insecure Leader 16 Jul 2026 Heat of the Moment 13 Jul 2026 The Power Within Is No Yolk! 13 Jul 2026