Labor and Union Issues
Boeing locked out firefighters and hired replacements after the union rejected a pay offer 20% below the average of neighboring departments
Baltimore County Fire Chief Joanne Rund led the department through the pandemic and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
The aircraft manufacturer stated it has locked its firefighters out of the bargaining unit and brought in replacements
Fortunately, there are steps fire chiefs can take to make this job easier for the officers and the firefighters
Low pay and failing equipment has driven away almost half of all new paramedics
Retiring firefighters will be replaced by newly-hired firefighter-EMTs
The complaint alleges the employee dispatched himself and responded to fire calls, put out fires and acted as and wore a similar uniform as fire command staff
The complaint argued the that demotion violates the union’s collective bargaining agreement
Nine locations in Oregon and Washington filled the top 20 slots
The ruling ordered a commission to revisit a firefighter’s PTSD work compensation claim
The Omaha Professional Fire Fighters Association has disavowed the posts
Negative Facebook comments about protestors may have been wrong, but were their terminations right?
Recovering from last administration’s “dictatorship,” firefighters are rebounding with new gear, equipment and leadership
The chief said she refused to apologize for “having high standards, holding the work force accountable, and making sure they’re fit to do their job”
The union’s grievances against the chief included the use of harsh punishments and failure to improve station facilities
A department’s budget is being slashed this year after accusations of misspending
10 volunteer firefighter departments will receive $2500 each for new equipment
Currently, the department has about 21 percent black firefighters, 4 percent women, 2 percent Hispanic and 1 percent Asian
In November, voters will decide whether to keep the current system of having the township board appoint fire district trustees or adopt a process of electing representatives
The suit said the website used by William Baun with the words “Woodbury Firefighter/EMT” amount to false advertising, consumer fraud and trademark infringement
Union officials say the 44 firefighters were deprived overtime pay due to an oversight, not wrongdoing
Legislators prefiled the bill in an effort to retain and recruit volunteer firefighters
Fire chief: The Lt. failed to communicate and collaborate with EMS, including sitting on a rig instead of escorting them to a patient
The fire superintendent will not end the program saying the union president is in “fear of the citizens we serve.”
As part of a two-year contract battle, the fire union took exception to firefighters being ordered to maintain a garden on fire station property
Arguments surrounded whether the items the firefighters took were trash and if public trust was violated
Officials voted to cut firefighters’ base pay 7 percent and require them to pay back 7 percent of their base salary for the past 12 months in May
In addition to the raises, the city also agreed to pay a $2.65 million lump sum into the firefighters’ health trust fund
An income tax credit that would be equal to $1,000 could be available to certified volunteers
A $15 million federal grant will help fund training and staffing for the upcoming year
Officials said having a team located near a former vermiculite mine is critical to containing the threat of airborne asbestos if that case were to happen
The pay increases are to be funded through decreased staffing as the number of fires has declined
This comes days after a fire captain was fired for threatening to run over Black Lives Matter protesters
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