Health care

•The city wants current firefighters to pay 15 percent of the premium and new firefighters to pay 20 percent.

•The union favors having all firefighters pay 15 percent of their premium, with retirees paying between 1 and 2 percent.

Pensions

•The city wants to reduce retiree cost-of-living adjustments from 3 percent annual compounded interest to 3 percent simple interest; increase to 55 the minimum age to collect a pension and to 25 the minimum number of years of service needed to collect. Reduce annual disability pensions from two-thirds to one-half.

•The union wants to retain the 3 percent compounded provision of the COLAs; increase the minimum years of service to 23; opposes any changes in minimum age or disability pensions.

Manning

•The city wants to eliminate nine firefighter jobs currently assigned to engine and ladder trucks and transfer six of those jobs to rescue trucks; eliminate two jobs entirely; assign one firefighter as the fire chief’s chauffeur.

•The union wants to eliminate 22 positions, including 12 chiefs’ aides; temporarily move two firefighters from engine and ladder trucks to rescue trucks, fill the two ladder-and-engine positions in 2012.

Vacation

•The city wants to eliminate one week of vacation for one year

•The union opposes the move.

Paid holiday

•The city wants to eliminate a paid holiday.

•The union opposes the move.