Labor and Union Issues
Three people were killed when a Kansas City fire engine struck a vehicle and crashed into a building
Council petition seeks to cut the time spent in training in half, getting cadets into the academy faster
Tampa union leader said his arrest was due to the city punishing him for his union advocacy
The department will receive six new ladder trucks within the next month to offset the inoperable ones
The “Merit Matters” shirt he was wearing opposes alteration of the department’s admissions test to accommodate minority recruits
The city needs $27 million to keep the department operating, which is $18 million more than the city can currently afford
The city still needs to investigate written grievances and verbal allegations regarding the fire department
The departments were forced to take on double the work without any increase to their already tight budgets
FDNY regulations and state law prohibit the disclosure of personal information, including drug test results
The union boss says the sex was consensual and off duty; reports of sex in the firehouse are unsubstantiated
Firefighters were upset because the new chief doesn’t have formal training from the fire academy
The bill restored some retirement benefits for veterans, but will give reduced benefits for new and younger firefighters
If approved, the city would shut down its current firehouse that’s under investigation after a treasurer stole money
At the root of the complex issue are what services are needed and how to deliver and pay for them
Chief: “The cost of $5 million to $7 million is a small price to prevent another firefighter from being injured or killed”
The city’s policy gives promotional candidates from within the department bonus points for living in the city or being military veterans
Fire chief: “It was only me serving the department, and, if something went south, I didn’t want to be held liable for anything.”
Julius Hatfield said his resignation stems from “negative scrutiny” on the department
The “Merit Matters” shirt he was wearing opposes alteration of the department’s admissions test to accommodate minority recruits
The union argued that the city could not impose such new assignments unilaterally under the union’s contract
The association was under scrutiny after a former fire chief and assistant chief forged checks and made fake invoices
Dispute happened in 2011 when a resident appeared at a fire station with beer to thank firefighters for extinguishing house fire
The report calls for limiting police response to nonviolent calls, like medical runs, and shifting arson investigation to the fire department or cutting it completely
Chief Kelvin Cochran said he faced religious discrimination when he was fired after publishing a controversial book
Officials need to spend more on the recruitment of qualified women and minorities and develop ways of ranking candidates
Derek Hogg is a few months shy of being able to qualify for a disability pension that would help his wife and two young children
Fire Chief David Stone said he decided to stay on after being encouraged by other firefighters and town residents
The report said paid firefighters lacked paramedic credentials and that volunteer firefighters arrive at an emergency as quickly as paid firefighters do
The firefighters state they work 216 total hours during a four-week period, 96 hours one pay period and 120 the second
Officials want the department to boost safety procedures, command training and technology in the aftermath of a firefighter Stanley Wilson’s death
Mayor Kasim Reed said he fired Chief Kelvin Cochran because he did not get clearance to write to book
Firefighters left the station on Dec. 31 to respond to a car wreck; when they returned about 45 minutes later, their station was on fire
The change in protocol comes after three firefighters were arrested for suspected drunk driving during a seven-week period last summer
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