Mayor Jorge Elorza’s administration has reached a tentative agreement with the IAFF Local 799 Providence Firefighters Union on a new five-year contract that would include 4% annual raises and a significant increase in the firefighters’ contributions to the city pension system. The tentative collective bargaining agreement — which still needs to be ratified by the roughly 400 union members — would increase the firefighters’ pension contributions to 16% of their gross pay by 2026. The firefighters will also pay more for their medical benefits. The contract goes from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2027. It also needs to be approved by the Providence City Council. The contract is the second deal this year in which the Elorza administration got union employees to contribute more money to the severely underfunded pension system.