Labor and Union Issues
Mayor Adams said the city has reached tentative agreements with 11 unions to include annual salary increases over several years
In the Glen Falls timeline, the first paid firefighters started work in 1903 working 10 days on and 1 day off
The Bethlehem firefighters’ union says Chief Warren Achey has failed to address grievances and made threats over staffing
After Buffalo officials refused to certify firefighter payroll because of civil service violations the mayor promoted 43 fire department members
They said they are entitled to an injunction prohibiting officials from enforcing the changes to the cost-of-living provisions
He argued the test was racially biased after he placed 24th out of the 77 firefighters who took the exam
He was referred to as a ‘house boy,’ made to scrub toilets with a toothbrush and was forbidden to speak or eat with fellow firefighters
City officials are investigating saying the department may be violating state and federal laws by placing her on unrequested, uppaid leave because she’s pregnant
Mayor Nutter dropped his appeal in one of the city’s most contentious labor disputes
Without money from his pension or salary, the firefighter worries how he and his family will survive
The trio pleaded not guilty to paying a prostitute to have sex with one of the victims and peeping through a window to watch the sex act
Trouble has plagued the pension fund for decades, with the city and firefighters often facing off in court over what taxpayers must pay to keep it solvent
The association wants to separate the firefighter fund from the Fort Worth Employees’ Retirement Fund, leaving it for general and police employees
Despite several studies detailing the need to reform and modernize the department, the tradition-bound institution has stubbornly resisted big change
He is demanding the mayor to reimburse his tuition and assure that rigs won’t be temporarily taken out of service
The deadline to sign the deal passed over language changes requested by the chief
Attorneys for the group of black firefighters had asked for $7 million in fees
They’ll walk out if the county puts an emergency manager, who they don’t trust, in charge of the fire departments
Following budget squabbles with the city, the agreement prevents layoffs for a year and maintains equipment
City officials said the town is protected by mutual aid and they’ll move forward with or without the firefighters
Under the new deal, firefighters’ hours would increase from 42 to 47.5 per week in exchange for the raise in the new three-year contract
Ted Higgins was arrested Monday and said he put a call out to fellow union members to join him at the Capitol
Prescott is not paying full-time benefits to all of the families of the firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill fire
In the state’s fastest-growing county, departments are hurrying to add volunteers, paid firefighters and apparatus
The retroactive measure would cover any firefighter killed on state land
City judge orders administration to make $6.7 million lump sum payment as a state court date draws near
Firefighter: ‘We don’t believe this is a black and white issue ... we’re in this bed together.’
The 28-year veteran is fighting to get his job back, saying he adhered to current state protocols
Lima Fire Chief Mark Heffner said he wasn’t prepared to discuss the issue publicly
Six of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots killed were permanent employees, the others were considered seasonal
The agreement marks the first time in decades that the city will add extra firefighters for regular day shifts
The lawsuit is about the harm they suffered getting turned down and waiting several years for their benefits
The Tooele Army Depot Fire Department will no longer be able to respond to fires, accidents and medical emergencies that happen off of the base until the the furloughs are over