Labor and Union Issues
Winston-Salem officials say cutting sick and vacation days could help fund more competitive salaries
Pawtucket officials are defending their decision to terminate four firefighters and accept the departures of four others after an internal investigation uncovered possible criminal conduct
The Keene Fire Department will have more firefighters to staff ambulances in response to increasing EMS calls
Intermediate providers would receive $3,000 more per year and paramedics would receive $6,000 more per year
Paramedics are requesting self-defense training as well as ballistic vests
The system is set to become insolvent within 10 years unless lawmakers agree to major changes
Officials said they would look to contract with another agency to handle emergency services in the one-square-mile city
The brownouts began a year ago as a measure taken by the city to cap overtime
Newly appointed Fire Chief Will Pryor said he will replace the firefighters if they do not return to duty immediately
There are 35 volunteers today, down from 145 five years ago and 220 in 2010
Seven firefighter and police officer widows have been waiting for at least a year for their share of benefits under the Line of Duty Compensation Act
Mike Rawlings plans to testify about his opposition to the long-in-the-works bill
Chief Dennis Jones said a new station hasn’t opened in a decade
Chief Tavis Leake said the department is in the process of creating a memorial sticker honoring all three fallen firefighters
Chief Peter Martell was chastised for spending $33,814 of town money for a 2017 Ford Expedition without consulting selectmen
The firefighters allege that they worked thousands of extra hours for as many as 10 years
The nationwide survey polled 3,200 male and 800 female firefighters; 28 percent of women experienced sexual harassment in the workplace last year
The union can negotiate the minimum number of firefighters on a shift, because it has a direct impact on safety
Not all head-scratcher decisions come out of D.C.; here’s a look at what some local politicians are doing to give firefighters a swift kick in the shins
Chief Karen Brack, who was hired in 2012, said no one forced her out; her last day will be April 7
Damon Winters said he was wrongfully denied a full-time position with the department
Because the borough pays the firefighters an hourly wages and controls their work schedule, hiring and discipline, the court found that the firefighters are borough employees and eligible to unionize
Chief Johnny Hiatt noted salaries and unemployment insurance will cost the department about $43,000 to staff the new positions
The Austin Fire Department is in need of three to six more firefighters as it faces pending retirements, and others are out on medical leave
An internal affairs investigation was open against Chief Dan Scales in December 2016 after his employees signed a grievance
The total settlement includes overtime, pension payments and interest
The Snapchat video shows a firefighter strapped on a backboard being doused with water and having various condiments poured on him
The city said the new passing grade will help expand its pool of potential candidates
The bonuses come after overtime costs have nearly doubled over the last two years
The fire chief said the figures include pension, benefits and overtime costs
Officials said the firefighter-paramedic earned more than the fire chief and city manager due to an extraordinary amount of overtime
Daryl DuPage was asked to resign after allegedly pointing out unpaid overtime and suspicious activity involving a grant
The president of San Antonio’s firefighters association said his city is starting to feel the strain of only having 34 full-time rigs