Labor and Union Issues
“If you think the internet has been harsh on him, just wait until he returns to work,” the Vacaville firefighters’ union post stated
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
A female firefighter said she was passed over for promotions and subjected to harassment from her supervisors
The new policy will base the amount of unused sick leave the city buys back upon the firefighter’s retirement or death on the rate at which he or she utilized that sick leave during their career
Fire officials say the change will bring in as much as $75,000 annually to be pumped back into the department for equipment and supplies
Five of 15 firefighters on staff will be let go because a two-year federal grant will expire
The investigation will need to determine whether Fire Marshal Kevin Jones used the N-word and whether he used it maliciously or not
Although EMS is never mentioned in the ACA, the law has several revenue and service opportunities for fire-based EMS
If everything goes as planned, firefighters will see fewer calls for emergency services, and will take fewer patients to emergency rooms
The city wants to go to a system that would pay the firefighters at most 33 percent of the sick hours they’ve accumulated
The city manager said he was most attracted by Chief McArthur’s experience and progressiveness
The temporary order returns staffing and response to levels before cutbacks; the union is seeking a permanent order
Firefighters have experienced medical problems that kept them off work this year, resulting in higher-than-normal overtime costs to cover for them
One firefighter spent a week on a cruise of the Mexican Riviera, submitting $1,322 in travel and training expenses to the city for reimbursement
Union leaders suspect Deputy Chief Chad Williamson was improperly texting with witnesses during an arbitration hearing in March
Boston firefighters had been without a contract for nearly three years, an issue Mayor Walsh vowed to fix while campaigning for mayor
Fire Chief Wayne Brown was a member of the firemen’s association until it disbanded in 2005 and was fire chief until he resigned in 2006
A panel said a reasonable jury could conclude that other firefighters were targeting Ronald Curtis’ shift “because it was predominantly African American”
Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White says wider streets make it easier for fire trucks to operate
The new law allows firefighters to “engage in a solicitation for charitable purposes that involves persons standing in a public roadway soliciting contributions from passing motorists” under certain conditions
The layoffs became necessary after the city lost a federal grant that was to fund 50 firefighters next year; city staff found enough money to retain 15 of those jobs
Firefighters and officers allege there’s a plan to oust older firefighters in an effort to reduce pay and pension
Nearly two dozen volunteer firefighters threatened to drop their equipment and quit if the board failed to approve new rules
Chief Tom Vineyard did not offer a reason for his departure or mention his future plans; several controversies have erupted since his reign at the department
Part of the intent is to improve familiarity and communication about ways to keep young people active and productive, with the overreaching goal to reduce street violence
Terms of the deal were not released, but mediators said it will “provide an economically feasible agreement for the city as it emerges from bankruptcy”
Fraud has the potential to destroy entire departments that can’t pay the mortgage
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie bring expert perspective to hot topics, frontline tactics and leadership lessons that firefighters and officers need to be safe and successful
The city filed a stay of arbitration in an effort to get a court ruling that would prevent the union from taking the matter to a state arbitrator whose decision would be binding
Five firefighters will be suspended for three months without pay for violating a statue that forbids responders from being involved with political campaigns while in uniform or on-duty
Battalion Chief Mark Johnson’s footage showed a teen being run over by a fire truck
Figures show not just the department’s problems responding to 50,000 annual medical 911 calls but also its struggles in getting to all 77,000 emergency incidents throughout the city
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