Labor and Union Issues
Firefighters Union Local 2 President Jim Tracy said the real number of unvaccinated FFs is even lower as members make the best of a “rotten situation”
Deming Administrator Aaron Sera plans to meet with union representatives and said the city gave firefighter/EMTs a 6.5% raise plus bonuses and promised another 3%
Harold Schaitberger’s financial conduct is again under review; IAFF intends to cooperate, saying “the organization’s status, if any, is that of a victim”
An 18-year veteran, says he has been the target of systematic harassment by his superiors
A council initially voted 6 to 1 against his reappointment because he didn’t attend meetings when he served as emergency-management coordinator from 2003 to 2007
Becker claimed he had lost one job and been passed over for more than 90 others as a result of what he says were malicious claims by the union
The issue came to light during firefighter union negotiations, when a union leader said firefighters could smell beer on the chief’s breath
The town will help pay for the new firefighters and increase financial contributions over a five-year period
Four fire department jobs will not be filled through the end of the next budget year under a new contract
The 103 firefighters in the Arlington Heights Fire Department would have gotten 3.75 percent raises in the fiscal year beginning May 1
Department Director calls the video derogatory and said Jason Brown had ‘displayed poor judgment’
Union firefighters have been working without a raise since their contract expired in 2006, but an arbitrator could grant them a 20 percent raise
When she watched the television show “Emergency” as a young child, she decided she would become a firefighter and EMT
More than 50 fire department members showed up at a council meeting in support of the 31-year veteran
The volunteers are angry over passage of a law that requires them to re-apply for their positions
The department’s chief is asking firefighters to spend less time at commercial gyms during a stand to avoid pay cuts and layoffs
In explaining the decision, the county fire chief says his department “operates under nationally recognized best practices policies”
The firefighters say they were illegally discriminated against through test scores
Mayor Annise Parker expressed frustration over how the Fire Department and Houston police responded to the incident
The 2007 payout was the largest of several cases that alleged discrimination and retaliation within LAFD
Daniel Brock wants Westbrook to pay him more than four years of salary and benefits
The department could bill insurance companies; private ambulance companies AMR and MedicWest say such a move would result in paramedic layoffs
The department racked up a record $27.5 million in overtime in 2009
Firefighters were interviewed about why they don’t want a female firefighter to return to the firehouse
Kenneth Ellerbe had kept retirement status after taking Florida position
The plan would force all current volunteers to re-apply for their positions and go through interviews