Labor and Union Issues
The Kansas City Fire Department members’ union seeks Chief Mike Callahan’s removal and issued a vote of no confidence for Deputy Chief Jack Andrade
The decision bars St. Paul from enforcing the rule until it is approved as part of a negotiated agreement
Mesa’s city manager and the firefighter’s union have competing ideas of the best way to improve service to slow spots
A firefighter took the video on his personal cell phone and shared it with other firefighters; it eventually spread to the victim’s father
Mayor claims award offers the city no flexibility to cope with the costs short of cutting services
79 percent of London fire brigade workers voted for strikes against mass layoffs
Chico firefighters are positioned for 4 percent raises in 2011 and 2012
About 100 people supporting Schenectady firefighters’ Local 28 also marched around City Hall before a council meeting
Fire chiefs removed the engines as a pre-emptive strike to stop them being sabotaged ahead of a pending firefighters’ strike
Chief Terry Garrison is exploring ways to reduce expenditures without laying off firefighters; overtime and termination costs add up
Incident in which firefighters let a mobile home burn to the ground because the owner didn’t pay an annual fee raises several questions
Fire chiefs in London are planning to use the private firm to staff 27 engine companies compared to the usual 169
Lowell firefighters rescued nine people from the inferno that claimed the lives of two residents and injured two firefighters
Firefighters say the campaign never contacted them and they never granted permission to use footage
The cuts would take place unless the mayor and union come to an agreement; 27 fire officers could also be demoted
Jean Kidd, one of the city’s first female firefighters, was a deputy chief and candidate for chief until she was demoted
IAFF General President Schaitberger said the loss of the home was “completely avoidable” and blamed local fire protection policy
Former Mayor Richard Riordan once belittled them as high-paid chauffeurs when he tried — and failed — to eliminate their jobs
Municipal service review covers 19 fire protection districts that provide services to 178,000 people in Lathrop, Ripon, Escalon, part of Tracy
The new labor agreement includes annual pay raises of 3.5 percent and a provision prohibiting layoffs
Consultants suggested reducing overall department staffing by 15, to 33 people per day
Firefighters said the chief failed to properly maintain the department’s equipment
In the United States, the debate over whether volunteers are employees or not has occurred at many levels and been ruled on
Several supporters of the reserves program said it was set up to fail years ago; fire officials said volunteers often were unable to respond effectively
The Bloomfield Fire Department has repeatedly given volunteer firefighters the equivalent pay of hired staff
Union officials called for an investigation into whether the city council and public knew slower response times would result from layingoffs and Dynamic Deployment
The local union made $241,000 in contract concessions, including 24 hours of unpaid overtime per firefighter, and one less week of vacation
The local fire union is struggling to find common ground with a mayor they did not support during elections
South Pittsburg Mayor Mike Killian cited repeated incidents of insubordination as the reason for his removal
NIOSH looked into factors leading to the death of Homewood firefighter-paramedic Brian Carey, 28, during a house fire March 30
A photo allegedly shows a firefighter naked at a stove preparing food for a party
More than half of Arizona cities and fire districts failed to consistently apply for funding