McAllen’s fire union, McAllen Firefighters Association, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2602, recently approved a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the local union and management of the City of McAllen. The CBA was put to the members for a vote of approval and it recently passed by an overwhelming majority. The union-approved agreement will go before the McAllen City Commission at tonight’s regular McAllen City Commission for final approval. An official signing ceremony will take place later this week. “Our firefighters are very important to the McAllen City Commission,” said McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos. “They put their lives on the ...