Labor and Union Issues
Designers of the NYC memorial wanted to show a connection with labor issues, workplace protections
Disney World governing district gives employees $3,000 stipend in place of parking passes, discounts
Firefighters said the parking passes and discounts were an employment attraction
Leaders, we must stay focused the myriad issues impacting our membership, even those that can feel distant from day-to-day operations
The IAFF wants scheduling to be bargained where firefighters are represented by labor unions
Council members questioned whether firefighters should get a raise, because many of them work other jobs to supplement their pay
The city said it was no longer feasible to run the department in-house and contracted Denver Fire to take over
A commission’s failure to follow rules nullified his firing; the firefighter is appealing the attempted bribery verdict, claiming it was done in jest
Republicans call it a bail out; Democrats say it allows them to make pension payments without tax hikes
The volunteer fire departments will go from $20,000 each to $7,000; the county will spend $65,000 to hire an administrator
The fire department could reopen after the problems are fixed
Officials said the fire department has worked hard the past year reducing a deficit of more than $10,000
Firefighters will have to obtain at least two criminal background clearances starting July 1
Deputy chief: “We have been cut to the bare bone ... we don’t feel it’s safe, not only for the citizens, but for ourselves also.”
City officials hired two outside investigators to look into complaints from an anonymous letter about how the fire department is run
The Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the firms top executives steered fire, police and other municipal pension investments to their company
The department is suing the municipalities for breach of contract; the council cited a failure to report on training and physicals
Fire chief: “We’re doing business today in a way that we have never done business before because of the lack of dependable equipment.”
City officials voted 6-1 to contract fire services, which would save $7 to $10 million, to help the city’s bankruptcy exit plan survive
The ultimate decision about the chief’s employment rests with the mayor, not the union
Officials said the vote was a historical event and that it was the first-ever vote of its kind in Toledo’s history
With the new request, firefighters would be allowed to administer basic first aid and life support
The city is correcting a payroll error that resulted in underpayment for as many as four years
The chief’s performance came under scrutiny after a report on the fire that resulted in two firefighters’ deaths last year
They were commended for firefighting improvements, but 13 agencies providing fire protection to the backcountry have not entered into agreements
The bike was given to the boy by his father who built it; the dad has since died and the bike had a lot of sentimental value
The votes on wages and benefits ends a yearlong collective bargaining deadlock
Justices unanimously decided to overturn an 18-month-old law saying it left the promise of pensions ‘diminished or impaired’
The administration doesn’t object, but the head of the firefighters union calls the triple dipping pension fraud
It started as a joke and ended with one of them shoving the other
The city, in theory, could charge residents thousands of dollars for responses to routine car accidents or water spills
Fewer than two percent of departments have all their firefighters fully trained
Fire officials are working to develop better training after learning that the disciplinary reports filed against the two captains allowed for rapid reinstatement
The story is based on an unnamed source close to the department; FDNY officials did not comment on the allegations
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