What Does This Mean?

And how does it affect the upcoming contract battles next summer?

• Chicago firefighters and paramedics have agreed to sign on to a healthcare plan for city workers that Mayor Rahm Emanuel has pushed as a way to drive down costs by keeping employees healthier.
  
  But the move might have implications beyond firefighters' physical well-being. It comes about seven months before the Firefighters Union Local 2Ö contract lapses, and negotiations on a new deal could be contentious. Emanuel has refused to rule out seeking to close firehouses and reduce the number of personnel on each truck in order to cut costs.

So they've signed on....but Rahm hasn't ruled out closing, consolidating and reductions.

Gee, sounds like a win-win for Rahm.

And does this mean we're fighting on our own? Has Rahm's divided and conquer worked yet again?