Labor and Union Issues
Firefighters across the state are asking Boston legislators to put aside political differences and accept federal funding
Albert Lea officials approved several step increases over three years
Webster Groves and its union firefighters have settled a long-running dispute over staffing requirements and OT costs
A board member said questions about the chief’s leadership skills is not a new issue; two assistant chiefs will are running the department
Pedro Flores has been charged with theft by public servant and abuse of official capacity; he has until Monday to self-surrender or be arrested
Union reps said the city was trying to slip additional responsibilities on firefighters after agreeing to share the savings of not hiring new inspectors
A firefighter moving into a new home found out the hard way that his neighborhood had no fire response when his car burned
West I-10 Fire Department is currently in a dispute with Emergency Services District #48 to expropriate their stations and equipment
The mayor wants to hire a firefighter whose name doesn’t appear on any current eligibility list
The firefighters’ union said the mayor has failed to answer what happens if the city loses its appeal of the shift change
The fire chief said he was shocked and offended by the post; the firefighter later issued an apology
The bill gives volunteers the option to join a department without a pension if they are older than 45
If voters approve the city’s plan, firefighters would go from 24-hour to 12-hour shifts and do police clerical work in down time
Edward Moriarty, who is moving into a new home, found out the hard way that his neighborhood is a fire response no-man’s land when his car burned to a cinder
Fire officials said they already have a policy in place regarding food runs; the councilwoman supporting the proposal quickly voted down her own resolution
A department memo issued by Chief Brian Byrd said every firefighter is to leave a burning building if their radios no longer work
City officials are hesitant to pay to equip the truck, saying it would wipe out their entire budget for the year
Council members said firefighters should bring food they need when they report for work; they want a policy in place to assure engines used to run personal errands aren’t abused
The deputy district fire chief who was on duty while on the show retired before he could be disciplined; the firefighter who was on medical leave was fired
The case involved inappropriate signs posted on her bathroom door and on her truck at the fire station
The state association that handles workers’ compensation claims for cities is appealing a decision last month to award benefits to a cancer-stricken Texas firefighter
Fire officials accused the city of wanting to close down the department so it could be replaced by full-time firefighters
The city manager has also come under fire for opposing the union’s request to hire more firefighters and for supporting the closure of a firehouse
The department will continue to search for ways to increase the pool of potential firefighters
Chief Dan Sullivan had been on paid leave amid allegations that tolerated discrimination and spawned a good-old-boys environment that belittled minorities and women
Volunteer firefighters were recently cited by the police for interfering with traffic at an intersection during their fundraiser
Corrections department: “All it does is enlarge the pool of inmates we look at.... We still are not going to put an inmate in camp that has a violent attitude.”
The 13-year veteran firefighter says he was fired this summer because of his vocal support for the union
The six firefighters faced seven charges that involved four complaints of sexual harassment, two of sending threatening text messages and one of aggressive driving
The department could lose $12,000, the same amount they spent without board or fire chief approval to buy a replacement fire truck
Sources say a firefighter allegedly designed a website to help colleagues housing actual pediatric advanced life support exam questions
They were the last of several unfair labor practice complaints filed by the union; Chief Luis Santiago said he hopes to move forward from the dispute
Whether flying a Confederate flag from a fire truck is grounds for termination rests largely on a department’s conduct policies
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