Labor and Union Issues
Union representatives testified in March in favor of cities paying 26.5% of the salaries of officers and firefighters – up from 19.5% for police and 24% for fire
Morgantown providers point out a lack of prorating has caused issues with paychecks, causing some to resign from the department
The La Pine Professional Firefighters Association Local 3387 is taking issue with Pine Rural Fire Protection District Chief Michael Supkis
The firefighters in Huntington were laid off last year; $800,000 in federal grant money will pay for the salaries over two years
Like the “New Haven 20" before them, the 11 new plaintiffs argue the city illegally denied them potential advancement
Haverhill plans to hire four of the 23 firefighters that were laid off in Lawrence
Multiple women were allegedly sexually harassed in separate incidents
For thousands of career firefighters, volunteering for their hometown fire department while off-duty comes with a threat of expulsion from their union
Two retiring New Haven firefighters reflect on their long careers
Fire and EMS will survive but both must plan for tighter budgets while educating public on importance of the services performed
A hearing officer ruled that Capt. Sell Caldwell was inappropriately terminated and did not neglect his duties
He hopes for a firefighter reserve program and “recruitment and hiring programs to help accomplish work force diversity and increase local job opportunities”
Firefighter and police union groups agreed to defer 4 percent raises this year
Inspector General Joe Ferguson found payments to the Fire Department’s 50 “exempt” employees skyrocketed in the past three years
Firefighters had removed the beer from the scene of a fire and tapped at least two kegs at the firehouse
The union concessions are expected to save the city $4.8 million over the next two budget years and more than $13 million through 2015
He resigned the day before a scheduled disciplinary hearing aimed at firing him; the city wants him to pay back disability money he received
Both sides are accusing each other of spreading inaccurate information to citizens
The Kokomo Fire Department received a SAFER grant
East Contra Costa Fire District, which serves approximately 105,000 people, will redistribute the firefighters among the remaining six stations it operates
Chief Myron Nypaver was originally demoted to assistant fire chief and fired as code enforcement officer because his father-in-law is a councilman
10 Albany teenagers will spend their summer days alongside firefighters, learning the ropes
The Lt. posted details online of a 911 call he found hilarious — a woman complaining of a swollen vagina — with the patient’s name and address
He admitted to growing plants and smoking about 2 ounces of marijuana a week during the eight years he was employed as a firefighter
The SAFER grant will pay the cost of six additional firefighters for two years and CAFA will be responsible for picking up the cost in the third year
The SAFER grants were the highest in the country for the round
The Clark County firefighters union posted a YouTube video that shows a heavy-rescue supervisor expressing concerns
Six kegs were apparently transported by a private pickup truck to the fire hall, where at least one keg was tapped
A ladder truck, a fire engine, and a rescue ambulance has been taken out of service for the remainder of this month and for at least 160 days
A total of 793 firefighters are involved and retroactive payments totaling $1.44 million will be paid
Warning signs were all there in three different incidents, but what should you be doing?
The comments came after a series of articles about the fire department, including one about black firefighters filing a human rights complaint
To suit alleged city computers were used to post “racially harassing and discriminatory materials and comments”