Labor and Union Issues
The Honolulu Fire Department is leading the investigation with assistance from federal, state and local agencies
Lorain Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Homolya had been on leave since March
The Brainerd city council approved the agreement with Firefighters Union Local No. 4725 after an earlier ruling that the city violated state labor laws
The union vice president said he knows of about 10 to 12 recent instances of injured firefighters being put right back on duty in recent weeks
The proposal would also add $10 billion towards building out the D-Block radio network for first responders
Witness calculates city’s liability for wages lost when civil service tests were voided
He says the chief does not want to send his staff to training
The chief was terminated from the $21,600-a-year, part-time job he had held for four years
He said he is being asked to leave because of phone calls he made to Berkshire Township trustees about the sale of the township hall
One firefighter found a hangman’s noose draped over his gear in 2005
The layoffs took place after city and fire union leaders failed to reach an agreement on pay cuts
Fire chiefs sat down with CNN to discuss how firefighting has changed since 9/11
Court officials close to the case said they likely are seeking more than $200,000 for each victim
They were denied possible promotions after the city voided the results of 2005 and 2006 civil service tests on racial grounds
Union officials for police and firefighters say they are unrealistic for workers who frequently go directly to court hearings or crime or fire scenes from work
Lancaster has 81 firefighters, including the chief and assistant chief; layoffs would reduce staffing to 1980s levels, amid greater call volume
The Niagara Falls Fire Department Chief made up to $60,000 less than battalion chiefs for base pay in 2010
Several suggestive photos posted on a dating website show the firefighter wearing department gear, in violation of policy
The mayor initially decided not to allow firefighters to participate in the “Fill the Boot” fundraiser while on-duty
Ex-firefighter Albert Arroyo claims to suffer from an 11-year-old line-of-duty back injury that makes even desk work too painful to perform
In one incident, a noose was left on a black firefighter’s gear and got the city sued
When results from a 1995 entrance exam were disappointing for minorities, the city established a cut-off score
The not guilty verdict on two counts of mail fraud shook him, as he began crying when the verdict was read
Originally, the city planned to lay off 20 firefighters, but spared three full-time jobs
His suicide might’ve escaped wide notice, except that it came on the heels of his public brouhaha with Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers
In an earlier case, 17 white firefighters and one Hispanic firefighter sued the city of New Haven, Conn. over exams
The firearms were stolen in a burglary at the fire chief’s office
He stands accused of trying to defraud the city out of a tax-free accidental disability pension
Minneapolis mayor said frozen level of state aid made job losses necessary
The city’s latest contract offer is for firefighters to give back two weeks’ pay, according to union sources
Those members who have been let go from their job now face the day to day challenge of trying to get back to work
Census figures show the city is about 23 percent non-Hispanic black, but only about 3 percent of city firefighters are black