Labor and Union Issues
Funding for the World Trade Center Health Program through 2040 was eliminated in the stopgap bill to fund the federal government
A consultant’s review of the fatal fire criticized Sedgwick County’s 911 operations and the Wichita Fire Department’s lack of “self-reflection and accountability”
Members of Local 2 issued the vote after going without a contract or raise since June 2021
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
A 20-year veteran firefighter has been suspended without pay for disclosing his medical marijuana use
The firefighter made two posts threatening to run over Black Lives Matter protesters if they were blocking a highway when he was driving home
Cal Fire firefighters work more hours than municipal firefighters but earn 33 percent less
The firefighter called for police to be shot following the recent shooting of a black man in Baton Rouge by a white police officer
The city now has only 48 firefighters and one of four stations operating
A state appeals court granted Lockport, N.Y. firefighters the right to have proposed staffing cuts decided by an arbitrator
The Texas firefighter was diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning, but the fire dept. didn’t have the extra insurance policy to cover his injuries
Jamie Wilson said she’s been bullied and harassed for nearly 10 years, but has had no help from her union
A new contract calls for replacing promotion tests with formal education and seniority; the move comes after a decade-long discrimination lawsuit
State law give police and firefighters full pay and health coverage when off work for on-duty injuries; the bill would extend that protection to EMTs and paramedics
State law prohibits local governments from enforcing any residency requirements beyond requiring firefighters to live within 15 miles of the government unit