Labor and Union Issues
The Roswell Fire Department is beginning a pilot program with a new shift schedule to counter the health risks of sleep deprivation
Boeing locked out firefighters and hired replacements after the union rejected a pay offer 20% below the average of neighboring departments
Baltimore County Fire Chief Joanne Rund led the department through the pandemic and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
Fire officials said one of the biggest problems is that Chiefs Carlos Huertas and Daniel Nolan do not communicate
The department will officially close June 30; surrounding departments will cover their area
The department will be provided a 50-year lease as long as they continue to operate throughout the life of the agreement
A citizen complained that the district failed to file minutes of a recent meeting for the second time in less than a year
Budget officials estimated the cost of hiring, training and staffing a crew to be $866,000 for fiscal year 2016, with costs increasing each year
The issue centers around the union leader’s sharing a photo of an injured firefighter with a local newspaper
Union officials say the city is rolling the dice with public safety
The union filed two suits as part of an on-going pay dispute
The chief said they drained their reserves and savings for expenses such as maintaining the building and vehicles and keeping rescue equipment up to code
The fire chief is looking into changes that would give female firefighters more privacy
Audit report revealed the fire company never repaid a 10-year-old loan for $150,000 from a state fireman’s relief fund
The town said they fired him for being verbally abusive and disrespectful during a meeting
Female firefighters said their concerns range from overt sexual advances from male employees to retaliation for reporting problems
Fire Chief Dave Radel: “Even when we are fortunate to hire a minority, we don’t get to hold onto them for very long.”
The city manager says the move is to ensure the integrity of the investigation
The recent European airline tragedy shows how hard it is to filter out those with mental health problems
The task force discussed issues related to providing live fire training at the training academy
The city’s district attorney wants a true zero tolerance policy as it relates to on-duty blood alcohol content
The 18-year veteran said he was forced to work in a hostile environment in part due to him being a Jehovah’s Witness
A judge ruled town officials had authority to replace Fire Chief Peter Varney after his initial three-year term expired
The mistake is one of the city’s biggest personnel mix-ups; the fire union said the settlement would be close to $2.5 million
Officials would not describe the nature of the allegations but said that it is a serious investigation
Write-in candidate firefighter Justin Tibbetts, 25, won the fire chief position with 89 votes to incumbent Chief Rob Dixon’s 83 votes
They said he wasn’t in violation of an ordinance that can mandate he see a doctor to determine if he was still injured
They might close down the fire department temporarily and reopen it with new leadership
The bill would allow cities and towns to give volunteer firefighters a $750 property tax credit for their service
The two battalion chiefs claim the chief has built a culture of favoritism and retaliation that has led to low morale
Kevin Bell received 1,899 hours of training, but the report showed that 1,754 hours were in one day; officials deemed it a data issue
The firefighter lost his home to foreclosure while the city engaged in two rounds of appeals
Fire Chief Daryl Osby said “fewer than 50" employees could be fired or otherwise disciplined for sharing confidential questions on hiring exams
