Labor and Union Issues
The Stratford firefighters’ union says members were unjustly fired while recovering from injuries, while town officials cite a lack of return-to-work timelines
Active and retired Scranton firefighters are undergoing preventative esophageal cancer screenings, thanks to a partnership between Local 60 IAFF and Lucid Diagnostics
The bill increases the SALT deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,400; it also creates a deduction for income taxes paid on OT earnings for individuals making under $160,000 per year
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
The tentative agreement would remove Troy Fire Department Chief Thomas Garrett from the union, and require him to reach his own agreement with the city
The Detroit Fire Fighter Association claims a controversial policy that dictates when lights and sirens can be used is a “public safety failure”
FDNY Lt. Douglas Rondon was “totally restricted” from duty for an entire year after he reached out to his union president for assistance on potential disciplinary charges.
California Professional Firefighters President Brian Rice said President Trump’s tweet about the wildfires was “ill-informed, ill-timed and demeaning”
Utica’s firefighters union is threatening legal action against the city as to how the Utica Fire Department’s assistant chief was reinstated to his former job
Mayor Sylvester Turner said the ballot initiative’s passage would force him to downsize the department, cause response times to rise and endanger public safety
Proposition B, which gives Houston firefighters pay that matches that of police officers of equal ranks, was passed by voters
The Augusta Professional Firefighters Association Local 3357 has sent at least three letters of complaint from local firefighters to the Augusta Fire Department
Union president Ryan Brady said lives will be at risk if the city cuts two fire trucks and 22 firefighters as a proposed budget suggests
Wichita firefighters are worried that putting Engine 6 in reserve, as the city plans to do, would impact the safety of the residents
Cedar Falls Fire Local 1366 president Scott Dix said the union will legally challenge the move of four public safety officers to full-time positions at the department