Labor and Union Issues
Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 562, which allows a 48-hour leave following a critical incident
“We’ve had multiple situations because of how poorly maintained our fleet of vehicles is, where an ambulance will break down en route to critical calls,” the union president said
Of the 240 firefighters represented by Stamford Professional Fire Fighter Local 786, only 75 cast ballots
State senator claims advert is tasteless
The lieutenant was accused of drunken driving three times in the past 13 months
Firefighter Jarrod Womack used lighter fluid to set a paper towel on fire in a shower
15 firefighters to be rehired two months after deep layoffs to public safety departments
Unions threaten boycotts of other business supporting Gov.
Three commercial buses brought firefighters from Tulsa and Lawton and hundreds of other volunteer and paid firefighters drove in
The suspensions are meant to serve as an example to operate fire department vehicles safely, Fire Chief Charles Hood said
More than 60 firefighters at a commission meeting applauded when the chief asked to remove the demotion from the agenda
State police said the crowd was between 6,000 and 7,000
The firefighters will be given their jobs back with back pay
The chief’s decisions on three seperate matters have angered other firefighters and members of the Irving Professional Fire Fighters Association
More than 400 firefighters still signed up for lower-cost insurance plans, says union president
The firefighters died in a warehouse fire in 2007
The man who stole union money should not get unemployment checks, city officials say
Departments should proactively and aggressively review their employment policies in light of a recent NLRB complaint against EMS provider
The increasing dependency on mutual aid in cash-strapped towns is becoming a national trend
Firefighters struggled to get water on the blaze because budget cuts left each of the first three responding units short a man, said union chief Steve Cassidy
The 13-year veteran is now in a treatment facility
Firefighters logged 1,400 hours and responded to 22 fires during a gas crisis
Mayor Frank Edwards was a former Springfield fire chief
Philadelphia firefighters union President Bill Gault says the city’s firefighters are already stretched too thin
His insubordination may have delayed his unit’s response because firefighters had to stop at another station to pick up a replacement
As many as 145 firefighters could be cut
The initials, which appear in the traditional firefighting symbol, the Maltese Cross, appear to have a “dual meaning,” the chief said
Firefighters claim the sticker represents brotherhood and solidarity, but critics think it’s an attack on the local mayor
A union statement says North Las Vegas firefighters use about half the national average of sick leave per year
Meanwhile, the department is under the rotating command of its seven senior battalion chiefs
Closing Fire Station No. 3 in Chillicothe could result in a four-minute delay in responses to the area
About 140 firefighters of different ranks will see their combined salary, paid time off and benefits reduced
The local mayor said the racial comments were just the final straw in a list of reasons to fire the chief