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Emergency medical technicians, paramedics and other FDNY workers will get raises under a tentative contract agreement with the city.

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CITY HALL -- Emergency medical technicians, paramedics and other FDNY workers will get raises under a tentative contract agreement with the city.

The contract would provide 10 percent in raises over seven years and seven months for about 3,700 workers represented by D.C. 37 Locals 2507 and 3621, officials said Wednesday. A one-time ratification bonus of $1,000 is also included.

The tentative deal grants retroactive raises back to September 2010 and will expire in April 2018.

If approved, the contract will cost the city $120.4 million over the next four years. This will be offset by $76.1 million in health care savings from union members.

The city and union have also agreed to test longer shifts at 10 EMS stations and some specialty units. EMTs, paramedics and other workers in the one-year pilot program will have 12-hour tours instead of current 8-hour tours.

Two stations on Staten Island will be part of the test run.

Longevity differentials, new eligibility for assignment differentials and a $261-per-employee annuity fund for fire protection inspectors are also part of the tentative deal.