Labor and Union Issues
Firefighters with some cancers are promised treatment cost coverage, enhanced disability or death benefits and $25,000; Pasco County called the law vague
Former Cedar Falls firefighter Scott Dix alleges the city let him go after he criticized the switch
Local 64 members have raised concerns about retaliation, racial discrimination and harassment; KCKFD has expressed a commitment to employee safety
The Fire Department faced similar accusations in 2005 when a firefighter complained he discovered a noose at a Brooklyn firehouse
Mayor wants to halt annual payments given to retired firefighters and cops on top of their regular pensions
Camden cut about one-third of the city’s firefighters on January 18, while Atlantic City laid off 30
The firefighters gave up the 4 percent raises the contract provided for in 2009 and 2010, saving the city about $2 million
2 fire unions announced they are planning legal action to prevent FDNY from cutting staffing
More than a third of firefighters used more than month’s worth of sick pay last year
Contract includes a 2 percent salary reduction
He was never convicted and denies the criminal allegation that he fondled a woman
Dayton’s Engine 14 has been removed from service, or “browned out” nine of the first 24 days this year
With town pensions facing cuts, the website claims to correct misinformation about pension funding
Ruling states city of Richmond violated no civil rights or labor laws by laying off 18 firefighters during a fiscal crisis in 2003
Nearly $17 million was paid in the last two years to Houston firefighters who retired or quit
In our industry, we put safeguards in place to prevent narcotic diversion and narcotic tampering, yet it still happens at departments and agencies across the country
Three other DeKalb firefighters were sent home after superiors received reports they had been drinking
About 335 workers, representing one-sixth of the local government work force, lost their jobs in struggling NJ city
One-third of the city’s firefighters are expected to lose their jobs; firefighters planned to march to City Hall
Councilwoman Jolanda Jones was accused of making offensive remarks
The Camden County borough let three firefighters go last spring
Firefighters will lose 36 hours of vacation time and 60 hours of holiday time per year, along with all compensatory time
City has also laid off 18 police officers and squeezed salary concessions from firefighters
Council members praised the willingness of the Corona Firefighters Association and other city employees to help the city through the budget crisis
Tom Gavin’s attorney contends the real reason the chief was fired was his adherence to his job of enforcing the village fire code
Competitiveness, department focus on physical fitness seen as major reasons why police and firefighters might use steroids
Federal Signal has been in litigation for three years with 1,125 firefighters
Only the police officers union has not agreed to a pay reduction this fiscal year
The jobs, which are vacant because of recent retirements, will be deleted from the city payroll and can’t be refilled
The victim suffered second-degree burns; the firefighter who lit the fire will face two felony charges for arson
Firefighters could be fired for allegedly lying to obtain their emergency medical technician recertifications