Labor and Union Issues
A review of statements and resources from the USFA, NVFC, OSHA Training Institute Education and Firefighters Association of the State of New York
Members of IAFF Local I-66 agreed to overtime pay for 24-hour shifts and annual raises
Manhattan Beach firefighters sue city officials for failing to fill vacant positions and requiring overtime shifts
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
The new staffing model, which would allow the stations to remain open year-round, would reduce staffing from 16 to 13
Citing the impacts of budget cuts, the union asked Ikea to forego an 11-year tax break the city used to lure the company
The state fire commissioner says there is no reason for fire chiefs to block neighboring departments from backing them up
“The leader of this department had a flawed system ... he needs to be held accountable for the decisions he made.”
There were four women, who later dropped out, picked among 43 recruits; it’s the department’s second consecutive all-male class
An investigation revealed that Janice Bruner made false statements on whether she responded to an apartment fire
The recertification needs to be done every three years; the union wants to see better organizational skills and management of the program
At the center of a the controversy are a Facebook post she made that the administration deemed racist and her claim that fire stations were unsafe
A dispatcher told him twice that his microphone was open; he’s on paid administrative leave
The department will be participating in a Conn-OSHA consultation program to identify areas of improvement
Union officials said hundreds of firefighters and cops have experienced a significant increase in payroll problems in the past year
He had been collecting for a dislocated shoulder and torn rotator cuff suffered when he helped to carry a heavy person down a flight of stairs in 1998
City leaders are looking at eliminating the department through attrition and stripping it of its emergency medical response
Daniel Nolan was put on administrative leave pending an investigation into an incident that occurred during and after a task force meeting
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