Labor and Union Issues
N.J. officials reinstate fire chief after allegations of harassment, intimidation and discrimination
East Orange Fire Chief Andre Williams was suspended after prosecutors investigated allegations of harassment from two firefighter unions
Applicants in the Hialeah Fire Department seeking promotion to battalion chief or assistant chief of operations will retake the exam after allegations of cheating
The proposed legislation would bring concerns about minimum staffing levels into collective bargaining discussions
Many departments need community support for financial or organizational requests – and this requires a different type of preplanning and action
The Andover Firefighters Union unanimously voted “no confidence” in Chief Michael Mansfield and published a letter of what they say are examples of poor management
LAFD spokesman Peter Sanders said the department relies on overtime as part of its “constant staffing” model
The jury awarded Pvt. Judi Imhoff $150,000 related to gender discrimination, but jurors denied claims of discrimination made by a retired captain
The 35-page agreement sets the daily staffing goal of no fewer than 14 firefighters assigned to duty each day
Judge Gallagher ruled that city officials must conduct “competitive examinations and make promotions within the fire department”
Since the county went from four 911 centers to one, costs have increased, staff have unionized and technology is blamed for dispatch delays
The image comes on the heels of an accused culture of gender and racial discrimination at the fire department under Chief Brian Byrd’s reign
President Gerard Fitzgerald and other union officials held a press conference to help make sure the city lives up to its promise to “Never Forget”
The union filed a complaint alleging that Chief Angelo Calvillo had committed a misdemeanor crime by violating provisions in the city’s charter
A recent government study of 15 agencies found they struggle with too few firefighters, not enough money and ambulance services that are stretched thin
The firefighters say Chief Angelo Calvillo violated the city’s charter, which bars civil-service employees from political activity, and should be fired
Austin Firefighters Association President Bob Nicks was targeted in a lawsuit that accused the city of paying him and union members for duties outside of work
The city’s negotiating team will take over and negotiate with the Watertown Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 191 over the stipulation that 15 firefighters must be on duty at all times
The Santa Maria Firefighters Union alleges the civil rights of union leaders were violated when the city investigated them over what they contend was legally-protected speech
The union’s request came less than a week after a state district judge ruled Proposition B unconstitutional and void
Officials ordered the ongoing “organizational analysis” after a union survey last year showed widespread discontent in the ranks
Many of the new firefighters will begin work at Houston fire stations as early as Saturday.
The Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association quickly said it would appeal the judge’s ruling, and later filed a “notice of appeal” with her court
The crackdown comes two weeks after the city council approved laying off more than 300 city workers, which included firefighters
The IAFF became the first union to endorse Biden, announcing it last Monday at the candidate’s first campaign stop in Pittsburgh
What the union has requested, including implementing a DROP program and improving pension and other benefits, would require a tax increase if all done in one year
Raising concerns over safety and poor leadership, the union called upon the Board of Selectmen and Town Administrator Thomas Guerino to suspend the chief
A state district judge ordered the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association and Mayor Sylvester Turner to enter mediation over the implementation of the measure
The board of the International Association of Fire Fighters will meet this week to vote on the endorsement
Mayor Sylvester Turner and the fire union remain far apart on how to phase in the raises under Prop B
Members of the volunteer department continue to sit in their three-year-old fire station off state Route 79 to make sure the county doesn’t try to swoop in and seize the station and the equipment inside
The Houston city council is scheduled to consider a measure to lay off 220 Houston firefighters
Since 2007, the R.I. State Association of Firefighters has logged more than $290,413 on political spending
Talks stalled last week when the city essentially shot down the union’s proposal to provide firefighter health care through a trust funded by city taxpayers but controlled by the union