Labor and Union Issues
General President Edward Kelly said the IAFF has taken unprecedented steps to hear members’ views on the candidates
CAL FIRE Local 2881 members started two years ago to get away from the current 72-hour schedule
Wallingford fire officers said former Fire Chief Joseph Czentnar ordered a firefighter to attend two EMS training events under his name
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
An administrative law judge recommended nearly a dozen firefighters be reinstated and the two rescue trucks taken off line last year be reinstated
The county will pay $7,600 for Bobby Bohn’s school, and will also pay him to take 1,200 hours of classes, 450 hours of ambulance rides and hospital hours
Former Fire Marshal John Vidovich was transferred out of his job after he clashed with inspectors in his department and the fire union sought his removal
Firefighter unions are sounding the alarm about station houses they say receive little attention, saying poor conditions raise safety fears and hurt morale
The union claims a captain was denied a promotion because of discrimination by administrators
Firefighters listed a dozen issues that they said prove Chief Angelo Calvillo is jeopardizing public safety, including failing to test or replace equipment
A court recently reversed a state Supreme Court judge’s ruling that the city can block arbitration in the contract dispute over a “minimum manning” clause
Jacksonville Beach firefighters said they have “lost all trust, faith and confidence” in Chief David Whitmill’s ability to lead
The Quapaw Nation Fire/EMS Department officially became the first tribal department to be accepted into the Oklahoma State Firefighters’ Association
Union president Ronald Glass argued the Orlando Fire Department should be hiring more firefighters, who can provide medical services and respond to fires
Mayor Sylvester Turner offered to negotiate a way to implement the raises over time, which he said would cost an additional $100 million a year
The Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association sought a court order aiming to force the city to pay firefighters the same as police officers
Cal Fire Local 2881’s request reflects a split between the two main responsibilities for the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection