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
Union president: “It’s next to flag-burning in my mind”
A retired firefighter and police officer sued the city, arguing that the changes were unconstitutional and a violation of their pension contracts
The IAFF study also claimed that firefighters are 14 percent more likely to die from cancer
Union president: “This decision was not taken lightly”
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
