Labor and Union Issues
Local 73 is pushing for a system that is expected to be more responsive to firefighter concerns
The state also announced that it will not score the September police promotional exam
Local 2881 President Tim Edwards said more hiring may lead to shorter stints working on wildfires and shorter regular weekly shifts, which now last 72 hours
Union: Allowing firefighters to see scores would allow them expanded opportunities to rise up through ranks
3 percent salary increase for all city employees would only pertain to civilian side of workforce
Firefighters were suspended for using a copy of an old test to study
Reduction in staffing, pay cuts, no uniform allowance, and others in proposed contract
The union says a deal that allows chiefs to retire, collect a pension and return to their jobs keeps others from being hired and promoted
Council will decide whether to hire one chief for fire and one for police to replace fired safety director who oversaw both departments
Fire department’s budget will decrease about 13 percent to about $160 million
Councilman: ‘I can’t see under any circumstance how this would have been permissible’
Sleeping dispatcher is experienced uniformed firefighter who was 17 hours into 24-hour overtime shift
Charges said that woman’s recruitment officer asked during her interview if she ‘enjoyed being watched while she had sex’
Voters defeated warrant article that would have increased overtime appropriation, allowed for hiring of 4 additional firefighters
Union president: Costs won’t be realistic if another community steps in
Four ladders and one rescue truck are among the proposed budget cuts
Fire union is outraged that personnel files with sensitive information would be carelessly handled
Blames commissioner, top two deputies for a lack of leadership and tactical errors
$4.2 million in cuts; may subcontract fire and police services to neighboring communities
Says transferred for going against Chief’s wishes; found firefighter innocent in station house beer case
Firefighters union has filed grievance requesting arbitration of merger’s details
Union has been court-ordered to stop ‘encouraging, sanctioning and supporting a secondary boycott of volunteer fire services’
Mayor, fire chief delayed case of Navy reservist passed over for promotion, forced to use vacation time to cover military service
Crash left the firefighter in a coma for 3 weeks, cost him fire inspection job
The chief offered to take a 5 percent pay cut to off set budget woes, but was denied by the fire district board
Town sues the fire union and two firefighters alleging they told volunteers not to respond to emergencies
Says rolling station-closings policy, firefighters’ hiding of burn injuries symptoms of a larger problem
Four volunteer fire departments sued the county over administrative layoffs after the last ambulance-fee proposal
The N.Y. firefighter who lost his leg in a fire waited three months as the city haggled for a lower price
The city failed to notify unions that it wanted to negotiate contracts, will seek concessions next year to close budget gap
Leaders said they have sacrificed enough to help city solve its financial problems
Candidates give their take on how they would run the department
Commissioner: ‘A lot of the issues we are dealing with in the Fire Department are similar to those we had with the police’