International News & Updates

Harold Schaitberger serves as the General President of the International Association of Fire Fighters. He became the first General President elected by acclamation in the IAFF's history when he was elected at the 45th Biennial IAFF Convention in Chicago in August 2000. (More on President Schaitberger...)

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• Rochester firefighters union suit is seeking $600000 ... The lawsuit alleges that Rochester wrongfully spent money meant to benefit firefighters.
• Poway firefighters to pay more to pension San Diego Union Tribune By Nathan Scharn, UNION-TRIBUNE Poway firefighters have agreed to join other city employees in paying an additional 1 percent of their salaries toward ...
• Rochester firefighters union sues city RocNow The Rochester firefighters union has sued the city seeking nearly $600000 it claims rightfully belongs to the union. Filed in state Supreme Court this week, ...
• Fla. FFs Can't Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Firehouse.com As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, the firefighters' union wants to wear pink uniforms with a special symbol for six weeks. ...
• Council backs rescue effort for firefighters' jobs The Times of Trenton - NJ.com The prior city council had refused to pay for part of the company's $58000 annual contract, voting instead to fund it for only nine months. ...
• Firefighters OK short contract Helena Independent Record After more than two months of discussion, the city of Helena and Firefighters Local 448 union have finalized the union's contract for the current fiscal ...
• Fostoria firefighters sign pact with city Review Times Jason Root, president of the IAFF No. 325, said he had hoped the contract signing would have a direct impact on the manpower issue in the department. ...
• Oceanside, firefighters reach tentative contract San Diego Union Tribune The president of the Oceanside Firefighters Association said union members have mixed feelings about the contract, but said he believed it was “a pretty ...
• Plymouth firefighters blast safety study Hometownlife.com Fire Lt. Rick Tefend, president of the firefighters union, blasted the plan's proposed changes to the fire department, saying none of the options would ...
• Liberty firefighters union agree on 3year contract After 11 months of negotiations, Liberty Township trustees and members of the firefighters union have agreed on a three-year contract.
• Arbitrator Orders Laid Off St. Albans Firefighters Reinstated ... By Curt Varone The legal problem that arose was that Article 1, Section B of the collective bargaining agreement between the City of St. Albans and the firefighters union stated: “No one outside the bargaining unit shall perform work normally done by ...
• Stockton Firefighters Cut Life-Saving Services CBS13.com Due to a contract dispute, Stockton firefighters will not be able to perform advanced life-saving measures on patients when responding to an emergency call ...
• Vancouver firefighters to face millions in budget cuts Vancouver Sun By Andrea Woo, Vancouver Sun August 31, 2010 10:04 PM The president of the Vancouver Firefighters' Union believes city firefighters may face a budget cut of ...
• Miami Makes Large Cuts To Salaries & Pensions CBS 4 ... that this experiment that is being played out on city of Miami employees is not just nor legal," said Firefighters Union president Robert Suarez. ...
• Almanac Firefighters union rejects latest offer Almanac News is the online version of the print edition of the Almanac.
• El Mirage weighs 25% cut to fire department ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) However, with dozens of firefighters from around the Valley showing support for their union brothers, residents called the move a danger to their safety
• Waterloo mayor defends wage increases for firefighters Waterloo Record Ontario has frozen non-union wages under its control. The government says unionized employees will see their salaries frozen after collective agreements ...
• Mediator to City: Reinstate firefighters St. Albans Messenger ... violated its union contract nearly a year ago when it laid-off three full-time firefighters and replaced them with a call force from St. Albans Town. ...
• Lake Charles firefighters reject contract - The News for South Mississippi Lake Charles firefighters reject contract. Member Center: Create Account|; Log In; Manage Account| ...
• Trenton's Fire Department weathers personnel cutbacks The Times of Trenton - NJ.com On Wednesday, one day before a three-alarm fire devastated a Vine Street home and killed a young boy, Carmichael, firefighters' union president Wayne Wolk, ...
• Deltona manager, firefighters clash over pink shirts Daytona Beach News-Journal In an earlier e-mail to employees, the manager had referred to the firefighters' union in spelling out her guidelines on the pink-shirt plan. ...
• Lake Charles firefighters reject City's offer KPLC-TV ... of negotiations between fire fighters and city officials. While both sides agreed on most issues, including foregoing a pay increase for firefighters, ...
• San Jose firefighters shoot down city's request for pay cuts San Jose Mercury News And the response from firefighters Friday was loud and clear: No thanks. "It was unfair," said Randy Sekany, president of the San Jose firefighters' union. ...
• Montreal firefighters' union surprised at city court-action. The city of Montreal is suing the union representing its firefighters for nearly a million dollars as it seeks compensation for the union's pressure tactics ...
• Union Rejects Latest SJ Fire Department Contract The firefighters union on Friday voted down a pay and benefit proposal by the city of San Jose that would allow 49 recently laid-off firefighters to be ...
• Uniontown to eliminate paid fire department Pittsburgh Post Gazette Uniontown's paid firefighters are already augmented with volunteers. The firefighter's union plans to challenge the move through the National Labor ...
• Calgary firefighters awarded hefty wage increase CTV.ca The president of the firefighters' association calls the agreement fair and reasonable. Mark Faires says the contract brings Calgary closer to what ...
• WB city to hire 7 firefighters Wilkes Barre Times-Leader ... president of Local 104 of the Firefighter Union, was unavailable for comment. Earlier this year, Leighton reduced the minimum number of firefighters on ...
• IAFF Convention 2010 IAFF Convention 2010 IAFF delegates meeting in San Diego unanimously passed an emergency resolution condemning Uniontown Pennsylvania Mayor Edward Fike for announcing his intent ...
• City, union inch closer to an agreement Freeport Journal-Standard By Jeff Montgomery The City of Freeport and the local firefighters' union are inching closer to a new agreement after months of negotiations. ...
• Spate of San Jose fires reignite debate over budget cuts San Jose Mercury News Results of the union's vote are expected today. "I think we all agree," McDonald said, "that we need the 49 firefighters back."
• Letters: Fire union's opposition isn't about overtime pay FireEngineering.com The individual and collective experiences of firefighters and emergency medical personnel convince us that the recent brownout closing of neighborhood fire ...
• North Adams Firefighters Getting Retroactive Raise iBerkshires.com Both unions had been working without a contract for two years. Mayor Richard Alcombright said he had reached a retroactive agreement with International
• Jeffersonville police, fire unions agree to contracts Evening News and Tribune The contracts — one with Jeffersonville Firefighters Local 558 and the other with Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 100 — add up to about a $300 ...
• Birmingham firefighter sues city for overtime pay after pay policy changes al.com (blog) The adjustment would mean up to a 20 percent reduction in checks for some firefighters. No lawsuit has yet been filed in that fight, but union officials ...
• Deal between Miami Beach, CWA union falls apart; layoffs possible MiamiHerald.com ... declared an impasse with the union in 2004 after contract talks fell apart when the union demanded benefits more on par with police and firefighters. ...
• Springfield Firefighters File Lawsuit Against Ex-fire Chief Masiello Springfield Firefighters File Lawsuit Against Ex-fire Chief Masiello - from WN Network. WorldNews delivers latest Breaking news including World News, US, ...
• Aurora OKs firefighters' contract Denver Post By Carlos Illescas AURORA — The City Council on Monday night approved a new contract for city firefighters next year, a last-minute, change of heart that ...
• City council allows firefighters to change their pension plans The Aurora Sentinel Contract negotiations between the city and the firefighters' union, the Aurora Firefighters Protective Association, broke down this summer amid a dispute ...
• 0.5% raise kept in Gilroy Firefighters contract "Everyone works equally hard," said Jim Buessing, secretary and treasurer of the Gilroy Fire Fighters IAFF, Local 2805. "But there was a compaction issue ...
• Firefighters, El Paso make tentative deal Under the proposal, firefighters would get no cost-of-living raise, said Joe Tellez, president of the union. But firefighters with less than 10 years' experience would get 5 percent “step” increases, Tellez said. ...
• Elgin union to extend no raise, no layoff deal Chicago Daily Herald The deal also reduced its minimum staffing levels from 36 to 34 firefighters; these two slots were being filled by firefighters working rotating overtime ...
• Greenacres' contract impasse with police, firefighters likely to ... After months of stalled negotiations, the city and its police and firefighters are close to having a contract for the budget year that ends in a little over
• Firefighters Cannon Fodder In Cell Phone Tower Scandal ... By Lloyd The resolution states that the IAFF will: “oppose the use of fire stations as base stations for towers and/or antennas for the conduction of cell phone transmissions until a study with the highest scientific merit and integrity on ...
• Evanston firefighters union reach tentative contract agreement ... Evanston firefighters union reach tentative contract agreement. City will reinstate three firefighters laid off July 31.
• City of Evanston & firefighters reach deal  City, firefighters reach deal. Saturday, August 21, 2010, at 7:37 pm by Bill Smith. The City of Evanston and the firefighters union local announced today that they've reached agreement on all outstanding contract issues. ...
• Bickering continues between city, union Daytona Beach News-Journal By RAY WEISS, Staff Writer PORT ORANGE -- The acrimony between city officials and the lawyer for the firefighters' union is beginning to rival that of Major ...
• Yarmouth Mercury - Firefighters' union fights cuts THE union representing Norfolk's retained firefighters has voiced its ... The Retained Firefighters Union (RFU) has now published its response to the draft ...
• Ruling allows city to replace retirees; Firefighters union complained about ... FireEngineering.com ... despite objections from the firefighters' union, allows the city to continue filling the void that will be left by dozens of firefighters set to retire ...
• Providence, firefighters' union strike tentative pension agreement Providence Journal By Donita Naylor PROVIDENCE — The mayor and the president of the firefighters' union have signed a tentative agreement to calculate future pensions with ...
• Layoffs Jeopardize Public Safety SunHerald.com ... 298000 full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics who protect 85 percent of the nation's population. More information is available at www.iaff.org.
• Police, firefighters among 36 laid off in Chillicothe Columbus Dispatch "It's going to stretch us pretty thin," said Chad Campbell, a detective and head of the city's FOP-affiliated police union. In addition to the public safety ...
• Firefighters may file suit over wages Fond du Lac Reporter The possible lawsuit stems from a decision on Dec. 8, 2009, by the Fond du Lac Police and Fire Commission that made Battalion Chief Steve Beer, Capt. ...
• Rutland City firefighters lose case Rutland Herald The question at the heart of the case was whether the pay scale and claimed tradition constituted a contract with the firefighters that the city breached. ...
• Judge Orders City to Bargaining Table Alameda Sun 12, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Wynne Carvill ordered the city of Alameda to enter into binding arbitration with the IAFF local 689, the union that ...
• Local fire union threatens vote of no confidence in fire chief WRDW-TV That's what they[firefighters] were concerned with." The union is considering a vote of no confidence in the fire chief. "Right now they feel like a ...
• SA fire union calls new dispatch system a "failure" KENS 5 TV by Joe Conger / KENS 5 SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio firefighters union says they've given the computer aided dispatch system's glitches enough time… time ...
• Lorain firefighters lose in court to stop payroll changes The Morning Journal The grievance could go to expedited arbitration with an arbitrator who will consider whether the city violated the firefighters' union contract, Dore said. ...
• St. Lucie Firefighters Agree To Pay Freeze WPBF West Palm Beach "IAFF Local 1377 voted to freeze salaries in the spirit of cooperation, and in order to assist the economic viability of the St. Lucie County Fire District ...
• Judge rules against Dayton's firefighters union Dayton Daily News The IAFF also claims the 63 firefighters who did take the exam were given their scores, a violation of court orders. “I am checking into that as we speak,” ...
• Arbitrator backs Aurora fire department union on a new pension ... AURORA — An arbitrator has sided with Aurora's fire department union on a new contract proposal regarding how the city pays pensions to firefighters. ...
• SJ firefighters to vote on cuts to pay, benefits KGO-TV The firefighters union now says it will let its members vote on cutting their total compensation package by nearly nine percent. ...
• Death blamed on city's shortage - Wednesday, August 18, 2010 ... I know that the firefighters union does not cotton to the idea of volunteers providing EMS and firefighting services. In fact, the national IAFF is strongly antagonistic towards volunteers. But what is in Fostoria's best interest--a ...
• Jacksonville police-firefighters pension board says a reform deal with city ... Florida Times-Union Firefighters are scheduled to vote on the contract deal next month, but they won't if the pension deal hasn't been approved, fire union President Randy Wyse ...
• IAFF Announces 2010 Media Awards Contest Winners Fire Department Network News Two hundred and forty-five entries in the 2010 Media Awards Contest attest to the fact that for today's fire fighter, truth is stranger than fiction. ...
• Angry Lawrence firefighters greet mayor Boston Herald ... and, as such, has been a strong proponent of the union's position, since the crisis started, that the city needs to rehire the 23 laid off firefighters.
• Firefighters union says lives are in danger - LA Daily News Drawing new attention to their opposition to staffing shortages, Los Angeles firefighters on Friday said lives were in danger because of city cuts — a claim ...
• Palm Coast Firefighters Unionize, Citing Unbalanced Treatment of ... By FlaglerLive Palm Coast's 60 rank-and-file firefighters held a union vote in July, with 40 to 45 firefighters opting to form a union. The firefighters have their on local under the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). ...
• Police and firefighters lead rush to join DROP program Philadelphia Inquirer Some big names on the list include Deputy Police Commissioners William Blackburn Jr. and John Gaittens; firefighters union vice president Tim McShea; ...
• Lorain firefighters union sues to stop pay deferment Chronicle-Telegram If the city is allowed to move forward with its plan, the lawsuit said, firefighters will suffer financially and some will be unable to make payments for ...
• ALLEN PARK: City, firefighters reach contract agreement Southgate News Herald “We don't love it, but no one loves anything about this economy,” said Craig Hickey, union vice president. Firefighters also will not be granted overtime, ...
• Massachusetts Mayor Has Mental Meltdown “It's unbelievable that a mayor of a major city in the Commonwealth would do that to his employees,” said Graeme Millar, secretary of the Lawrence firefighters union. Now not only has the mayor embarrassed himself, but he has also ...
• Mayor recruits volunteers to spy on firefighters The Salem News City Councilor Dan Rivera said he felt Lantigua had handled himself well in budget negotiations with firefighters, but the mayor's call for citizen film ...
• Lawrence mayor dispatches volunteers to follow firefighters NECN ... over the economically-troubled city budget and fire fighter contract has become increasingly contentious. Last month the city laid off 23 firefighters. ...
• Round Rock files appeal in case against firefighters union News 8 Austin Round Rock City Council voted Thursday night to file an appeal in a legal battle against the Round Rock Firefighters Association. The association said its ...
• Malden firefighters: Public safety threatened Boston Globe ... Department and the closure of a station are drawing protest from the local firefighters' union, which warns the cuts are jeopardizing public safety. ...
• Spring Hill firefighters union votes to forgo pay hikes, benefits ... Spring Hill firefighters union votes to forgo pay hikes, benefits to prevent layoffs By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, August 11, 2010 SPRING.
• Worry grows over meager Lawrence fire staffing Boston Globe Lawrence officials said layoffs were made after the firefighters union refused to accept pay cuts to preserve jobs. Lenny Degnan, Lantigua's chief of staff, ...
• Police and Fire unions sue city over retirement benefit change Beach Reporter However, Corey Glave, attorney representing the Hermosa Beach Police Officers Association and the Hermosa Beach Firefighters Association, said that's not
• Arbitration ruling not the end in Aurora firefighters' pension talks The Aurora Sentinel Contract negotiations between the firefighters' union, the Aurora Firefighters Protective Association, broke down this summer amid a dispute over changes to ...
• Somerville and firefighters union enter mediation over contract ... Somerville Journal - With the city of Somerville and the firefighters union failing to agree on a new contract, Mayor Joe Curtatone said firefighters' ...
• Firefighters to be hired while police face layoffs in Akron Akron Beacon Journal Akron agreed to no layoffs in the fire union this year. The city is restricted in its ability to lay off firefighters by about $6 million in federal funds ...
• S.F. fire union and other groups sue over Proposition B San Francisco Chronicle The lawsuit, brought by five individual city workers and labor unions for police officers, firefighters and others, contends Proposition B is ...
• Wildfire staffing study says more is better San Diego Union Tribune The $30000 study was funded by the CDF Firefighters union, which had conducted similar trials in the past but wanted to see if a scientific study would ...
• Philadelphia fire union criticizes city timeline, policies in fatal fire Philadelphia Inquirer By Jeff Shields and Michael Brocker Firefighters union leaders Monday challenged the city's timeline in the fire death of a 12-year-old boy Saturday night, ...
• Controversy over "brownout" policy grows 6abc.com It was due to open at night, however firefighters were picking up their equipment from another location. The firefighters union contends the equipment pick ...
• Fire Union says "brownouts" killed boy | Firefighters union president Bill Gault sees it differently. "Engine 57 could have been there in a minute and a half. They could have mitigated this early and the kid could have had a shot." The cause of the fire is still under ...
• Firefighters union to appeal ruling Press & Sun-Bulletin It's the latest maneuver in several court battles between the village and its firefighters' union. Eugene Faughnan, the union attorney, could not be reached ...
• Firefighters, county to go to arbitration over contract Las Vegas Clark County and its local firefighters union will go to arbitration to settle the deadlock in contract talks. ...
• JC Firefighter's Union Going Back to Court Perhaps to no one's surprise, Johnson City and its firefighters union will be going back to court. The union has filed a motion with the appellate court, ...
• E St. Louis firefighters reject offer; force remains cut St. Louis Post-Dispatch LOUIS • The 11 recently laid off East St. Louis firefighters won't be returning to work anytime soon. Members of the firefighters union rejected a city ...
• Pay Cuts For Tulsa Firefighters To Be Restored - NewsOn6.com ... "They have managed to work that out and I think it's a very fair offer," Stan May, Firefighters Union President, said. "And they're going to restore that at the first of the month and I think our firefighters are going to be very ...
• San Jose rejects firefighters union contract proposal - SZONE.US ... By Steve Boren San Jose rejects firefighters union contract proposal San Jose city officials formally rejected the latest contract proposal from San Jose Fire.
• Firefighters pay cut to be reversed according to union chief kjrh.com TULSA - Tulsa Firefighters' Union President Stan May confirms to 2NEWS that an agreement has been worked out with the city to restore the pay cuts
• Johnson City Firefighters Union Appeals Court Decision - Johnson City, NY - The Johnson City Firefighters Union will appeal a court decision, that gave it less of a voice when it comes
• Gallant Proposals Conflict with IAFF Alameda Sun Domenick Weaver, president of the local chapter of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), spoke at the meeting in opposition to the proposed ...
• Fire Union Says Brown Outs Hurt School Safety WKRC TV Cincinnati Cincinnati's firefighters say budget cuts have also cut fire safety for returning college students. The local firefighters union claims that money-saving ...
• East St. Louis police union approves deal; firefighters remain cut St. Louis Post-Dispatch LOUIS • Members of the East St. Louis police union approved a pay reduction measure today that will return 19 laid off police officers back to the force. ...
• Dallas' proposed budget to trim pay for police, firefighters and thin their ranks Dallas Morning News ... shears in other ways in the first year of the contract. Cuts include delaying sending rookie firefighters through paramedic school, saving $540300.
• No agreement between East St. Louis, firefighters St. Louis Post-Dispatch LOUIS • The firefighters union met with East St. Louis officials for several hours Wednesday in an effort to bring back 11 recently laid-off members, ...
• San Jose rejects firefighters union contract proposal San Jose Mercury News Some veteran firefighters can now retire at 90 percent of their pay. Alex Gurza, employee relations manager for the city, said that while he appreciated the ...
• Jacksonville police union boss to firefighters: Don't take city deal Florida Times-Union By Matt Galnor Jacksonville police union president Nelson Cuba wants the public safety workers to band together and is urging firefighters not to take the 2 ...
• FDNY plan to hire 300 firefighters blocked by judge who claims exam ... New York Daily News ... a civil lawsuit filed by the US Justice Department. In the latest ruling, Garaufis questioned the city's need to hire a new class of firefighters before
• Union, negotiators discuss fate of SJ firefighters KGO-TV SAN JOSE, CA (KGO) -- The San Jose Firefighters Union and city negotiators go back behind closed doors to see if they can work out some kind of deal that ...
• Council: Funding to restore Tulsa firefighter cuts in place Tulsa World By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer Tulsa city councilors say the mayor's administration should not be trying to negotiate with the firefighters union about ...
• Neighbors share continuing fears about brownouts Philadelphia Inquirer City officials maintain that implementing rotating closures will not make Philadelphia less safe, though the firefighters union heavily opposes the plan. ...
• City, fire union at odds over layoffs' impact Evanston Review Firefighters, long the strongest employee union in Evanston, filed an unfair-labor complaint against Bobkiewicz and the city, charging the layoffs amounted ...
• Firefighters reject forgoing raise St. Augustine Record Paul Apfelbach, president of firefighters' union Local 3865, said the unit -- which includes union and non-union members who are firefighters, engineers or ...
• City counters Fire unions' lawsuit Evansville Courier & Press Those talks came to a halt after the FOP filed its suit, which the International Association of Firefighters Local 357 joined in April. ...
• Firefighter union concession accepted San Bernardino Sun REDLANDS - The City Council accepted an unsolicited suspension of benefits Tuesday from the firefighters union that will save the city a chunk of money. ...
• Council authorizes mayor's plan to adjust firemen salaries By FOX 6 News "The mayor's playing games here," said Raymond Fitzpatrick, an attorney for the firefighters union. "He ran this through saying the federal judge is going to hold me in contempt if you don't do it right now. That's false, he knows it's ...
• Firefighters, residents protest Philly brownouts By Julie Shaw The Philadelphia Daily News PHILADELPHIA About 80 firefighters, union leaders and residents protested yesterday outside one of three Fire Department companies closed during its 10-hour
• Labor negotiations between firefighters, county reach impasse Las Vegas Review-Journal By SCOTT WYLAND Representatives of Clark County's firefighters union Tuesday said labor negotiations have reached an impasse after the county rejected about ...
• Firefighters, San Jose Officials Set To Meet In An Effort To Restore Jobs KTVU San Francisco SAN JOSE -- City officials and the firefighters' union have agreed to return to the bargaining table Wednesday to try to find a way to bring back at least ...
• Unions Use Billboard To Rip City Leaders WBAL Baltimore The Fraternal Order of Police and the city firefighters' union have footed the bill for a large billboard posted in a heavy traffic area downtown high above ...
• Protests Mark First Day Of Fire Company Closings FireFightingNews.com About 80 firefighters, union leaders and residents protested yesterday outside one of three Fire Department companies closed during its 10-hour day shift, trying to get the public to call City Council and the mayor with.
• PALO ALTO: City Takes Up Controversial Proposal In Negotiations ... PALO ALTO: City Takes Up Controversial Proposal In Negotiations With Firefighters [Amber Lee] Video on AOL Video.
• SJ firefighters union awaits response to proposal abc7news.com SAN JOSE, CA (KGO) -- Monday could be a crucial day, or possibly not, as San Jose's firefighters union waits for reaction from the city manager's office and ...
• As 'brownouts' start, firefighters continue opposition Philadelphia Inquirer At least that's the spin from the firefighters union. Top city officials, however, say that residents will hardly notice that fire companies are being ...
• San Jose firefighters make last-ditch offer to save laid-off workers' jobs San Jose Mercury News Firefighters can now retire with 90 percent of their pay as early as age 50 after 30 years of service. Union officials say the new fire chief, ...
• Sapulpa Firefighters Working To Save Their Jobs - NewsOn6.com ... Nearly two weeks ago, the city told the firefighter's union four firefighters would lose their jobs and a station might be closed. The union has already made $390000 in concessions, but the city says it needs another $110000. ...
• SJ Firefighter Union Gives City New Concession Plan News Story ... The firefighters union San Jose Firefighters Local 230 had previously offered to take ... reductions in lieu of any layoffs said union spokesman Tom Saggau ...
• SJ Firefighters Make Last Minute Offer NBC Bay Area The firefighters union, San Jose Firefighters Local 230, offered to take a 5.25 percent wage reduction, increased health care co-pays and premiums and other ...
• Menlo Park firefighters union says it tried to avoid lawsuit ... Menlo Park firefighters union says it tried to avoid lawsuit. Read Article. Posted on Monday, 7/19/2010 - 12:16 p.m. PDT — by Old Fyr Dawg. Old Fyr Dawg ...
• Redlands firefighter union offers sick leave provision San Bernardino Sun REDLANDS - The labor union representing the city's firefighters has offered a contract concession that will give the General Fund some short-term relief. ...
• WICHITA FIREFIGHTERS AT ODDS WITH CITY OVER PROPOSED BUDGET Kansas.com BY DEB GRUVER The city's proposed budget next year for the Wichita Fire Department would mean fewer "boots on the street," the local firefighters union says ...
• Firefighters won't defer raises St. Augustine Record The county lists 240 firefighters in those three categories, but only 196 of them are union members, down from 210, or 6 percent, from last year. ...
• FDNY To Reduce Staff At 60 Engine Companies NY1 Firefighter staffing is a touchy subject for the firefighters' union. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is hoping the UFA will agree to permanently reduce staffing ...
• Palo Alto City Council unlikely to seek repeal of binding arbitration San Jose Mercury News By Jesse Dungan A proposal to take the final word in Palo Alto police and firefighters union negotiations out of the hands of a legal arbitrator doesn't ...
• 30 emergency workers, 7 others axed in East St. Louis Belleville News Democrat The city of East St. Louis is not safe," said Don Berry, president of the firefighters' union. "All of the surrounding communities should also be upset ...
• Firefighters' union raises question over proposed budget KWCH The firefighters' union says the proposal will hurt the department's ability to respond to emergencies. The union's president says the department is already ...
• Gatineau reaches agreement with firefighters CTV.ca The City of Gatineau and its firefighters' union have reached a tentative agreement after working without a contract for nearly three years. ...
• San Jose Set To Lose 50 Firefighters; 4 Engines ... By todd San Jose needs to cut $6 million from the firefighter's union. Firefighters in the city may want to brace themselves for layoffs as the city has turned down the firefighter's union's latest. The city and the union will enter in a ...
• Layoffs Set For 50 San Jose Firefighters CBS 5 San Jose is seeking $6 million in cuts from the firefighters' union. The city turned down the union's latest offer, so it looks like both parties are ...
• Dispute with Easton firefighters heats up Allentown Morning Call By Michael Duck, OF THE MORNING CALL A heated argument between Easton's mayor and the head of the city firefighters' union exploded at Wednesday's council ...
• Firefighters, supporters state their case Urbana Daily Citizen Firefighter Jason Croker, president of the firefighters union, insisted the division is "currently on budget" and that the union vote was unanimous to ...
• High stakes as McAllen, firefighters union negotiate new contract ... By Leay City negotiators and the firefighters union will attempt to hammer out a new contract this summer, which could help the dysfunctional Fire Department return to normalcy — or plunge McAllen into a legal quandary. ...
• Philadelphia Fire "brownouts" spark grievance WHYY Firefighters union head William Gault says he's worried about saving lives of firefighters and those they serve. "Brownouts are unsafe for us they are ...
• Philadelphia Fire Department to [foolishly] begin 'rolling brownouts' Philadelphia Inquirer Bill Gault, president of Local 22, the firefighters' union, called the plan - and the city's promises of no safety compromises - "smoke and mirrors. ...
• Ruling favors Canandaigua firefighters Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Last year, city officials ordered some firefighters to do work as fire inspectors while on duty as firefighters, without extra pay. The firefighters union ...
• Orlando budget: Firefighters have agreed to negotiate a new ... Under their current labor contract, firefighters are due a 3 percent raise in October. But the fire union has agreed to throw out its contract and negotiate ...
• Jeffersonville firefighters to vote on salary proposal Louisville Courier-Journal The firefighters' contract calls for binding arbitration if there is no agreement on salary for the next two years by Aug. 1, unless the two sides agree to ...
• Sapulpa firefighters are reach out to their community in an effort to save ... kjrh.com Dave Taylor is president of the Fire Fighters Union. He tells 2NEWS, "It's hard to tell those young firefighters and their families that they are not going
• Sapulpa Firefighter's Jobs On The Line KOKI FOX 23 The local IAFF 194 says the department has already made about $390000 in concessions and is down five firefighters due to attrition.
• High stakes as McAllen, firefighters union negotiate new contract Monitor McALLEN — City negotiators and the firefighters union will attempt to hammer out a new contract this summer, which could help the dysfunctional Fire ...
• Jeffersonville police, fire union contracts up for negotiations Evening News and Tribune At 7:30 pm Monday, the council will discuss the firefighters' union contract. The police contract will be discussed 6 pm Wednesday. ...
• Council rejects firefighters' contract Southgate News Herald By Rene Cizio TAYLOR — The City Council rejected a tentative agreement with the firefighters' union Tuesday that would have helped the Fire Department meet ...
• Death revives idea of cutting fire crews San Diego Union Tribune ... Union-Tribune of the 15 largest cities in America found that the top 12, including San Diego, all staff fire trucks with at least four firefighters. ...
• Firefighters give up their raises for next two years - The Orlando Fire Union does not seem to be holding a grudge against the mayor. Mayor Buddy Dyer threatened to lay off 46 firefighters if
• Baltimore City fire chief to seek pay bump for top officials Baltimore Sun said Bob Sledgeski, president of the firefighters union, who noted that commanders get perks such as take home cars. Clack countered that union-negotiated ...
• Gatineau, firefighters union agree on eight-year contract Ottawa Citizen By Dave Rogers, The Ottawa Citizen July 22, 2010 9:30 PM The City of Gatineau and its firefighters' union, the Association des Pompiers et Pompières de ...
• Fort Myers, firefighters' union to resume concession talks Friday ... Representatives from the city of Fort Myers and the local firefighters' union go back to the table Friday morning to discuss concessions that would ease the ...
• Malden fire, police personnel notified of possible job, rank losses Boston Globe By Matt Byrne, Town Correspondent Facing an impasse in union negotiations, Malden city officials notified more than a dozen Malden firefighters and ...
• Orlando Firefighters To Give Up Raises By FireFightingNews.com (The Orlando Sentinel) Under their current labor contract, firefighters are due a 3 percent raise in October. But the fire union has agreed to throw out its contract and negotiate a new one that would largely mirror a deal reached with the police union Friday ...
• Prince George's gets $3.5M grant to hire firefighters Business Gazette "We're very excited about this," said Andrew Pantelis, president of the Prince George's County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Association union. ...
• Court ruling backs Oklahoma City over its fire union NewsOK.com ... its fire union overstepped his authority by throwing out the city's final contract offer. The arbitrator decided the city had to give its firefighters a ...
• Firefighters Win Lawsuit : Monroe County Fire Wire By admin Firefighters Win Lawsuit. July 21, 2010. In a ruling handed down by the New York State Public Employment Relations Board, the City of Canandaigua will be required to pay overtime to some firefighters. The Board ruled the city of ...
• Fla. county sends fewer firefighters to calls to save money The move is being criticized by union leaders, who say that having only two firefighters, instead of three, on the trucks jeopardizes public safety and runs counter to national standards. But Chief Ken Ellerbe says the reductions at ...
• Cost-cutting 'brownouts' hindered Fire Dept. response to choking toddler San Diego Union Tribune Mainar said that the child's death weighs heavily on the officers and firefighters who responded. “The death of this 2-year-old child, Bentley Do, ...
• Fort Myers, firefighters' union to resume concession talks Friday The News-Press 1:12 PM — Representatives from the city of Fort Myers and the local firefighters' union go back to the table Friday morning to discuss concessions that ... 
• Sapulpa firefighters get layoff notices kjrh.com We are about tapped out really," said Union President David Taylor. Union leaders say response times could slow down. Some residents are concerned about
• Ann Arbor officials announce another breakthrough in labor negotiations; still ... AnnArbor.com Matt Schroeder, president of the firefighters union, could not be reached for comment. The firefighters ratified a short-term contract in January that ...
• Bay City, MI approves new contract with firefighters - Examiner.com Bay City approves new contract with firefighters, BAY CITY, Mich.
• Firefighters' ad attacks Rory Reid for mothballing rescue unit Las Vegas Review-Journal County firefighters union President Ryan Beaman warns, "It's only a matter of time before we have a significant incident." Reid's reply: "The ad is false ...
• Firefighters of Menlo Park sue over overtime, extra trips The Almanac Online Menlo Park firefighters have been consulting with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) in Washington, DC The IAFF has offered to take this ...
• Firefighters, police in Trenton, NJ face major cuts The Times of Trenton - NJ.com ... plan calls for 111 police officers, 79 firefighters and 187 city workers to lose their jobs effective Oct. 1, police union officials said yesterday. ...
• Fewer firefighters to be sent to blazes Sarasota Herald-Tribune "There has to be an alternative," said Merv Kennell, president of the Suncoast Professional Firefighters and Paramedics union. "And we're willing to explore ...
• Firefighters' new contract held up over COLA flap Providence Journal Firefighters union president Paul Doughty said later that Igliozzi was unfairly holding off a vote on the contract for political gain. ...
• Governor agrees with plan to eliminate cuts in fire department WSBT-TV The attorney for Benton Harbor's firefighter's union, Indiana Association of Firefighters Local 865, sent a letter to the city and Harris on Tuesday. ...
• Union president not sure how layoffs will affect service Springfield News Sun The firefighters union declined to extend the concessions if there were any layoffs. Without those concessions over the next six months, Williams said that ...
• Fire District, union happy with bargaining agreements Lehigh Acres Citizen The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District would like to acknowledge that IAFF Union Local 1826 District 6 and District 19 have ratified the ...
• Sapulpa Firefighters Receive Layoff Notices KRMG Four firefighters have been given their 30 day notices. David Taylor, the union president for the firefighters, is surprised by the move. ...
• Portland Reaches Contract Agreement with Firefighters MyFOXMaine.com In the past, the firefighters' union, Portland Firefighters Local 740, has refused to accept a pay freeze in any budget, and the city has responded by ...
• Firefighters Say Brownouts Setting Up Dangerous Situation WLWT Cincinnati Former Cincinnati lawmaker Greg Harris said the fire union is "playing the politics of fear-mongering" by using brownouts to keep budgets in check. ...
• Rookie, colleagues laid off by Akron in 2009 will be able to come back ... Akron Beacon Journal The city laid off 28 firefighters in December but brought them back two months later, when the fire union agreed to buyouts and other concessions. ...
• Menlo Park firefighters union says it tried to avoid lawsuit San Jose Mercury News ... federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Menlo Park Firefighters' Association President John Wurdinger said Friday that the organization and an affiliate union ...
• As Campbell Fire Dept. shrinks, insurance risks rise Youngstown Vindicator The firefighters' contract with the city, signed in 2008, allows for the use of part-time personnel. City council members say that the contract would have ...
• Portland firefighters, city agree on new contract Press Herald ... any firefighters through Dec. 31, 2011. The city and the union agreed on an 18-month extension of the current contract, which expired on June 30, 2010. ...
• Now it's the firefighters fault for BP spill: Not BP Not Bush Not the MMS It's the fire fighter's fault..they used too much water to put out the fire and cause the rig to fall over Welcome to.
• Arbitration key to resolving city, union snit Stockton Record O'Rourke's proposal is to change the city charter to eliminate binding arbitration for firefighters' contracts. Arbitration, O'Rourke argues, is the culprit ...
• Union: Pay cuts forcing Albuquerque firefighters to retire early KOBTV4 ... of albuquerque's veteran firefighters hav already retired early because of mayor richard berry's pay cuts to the department. union officials say dozens ...
• Margate firefighters tell city to kill overtime cap Sun-Sentinel Already aware that the city would not be offering raises this year to rank and file members of the fire department, union representatives at an initial ...
• Menlo Park firefighters file federal labor lawsuit San Jose Mercury News The federal labor lawsuit brought against the Menlo Park Fire Protection District alleges the agency has refused to compensate firefighters for the time ...
• Danvers firefighters win 24-hour shifts Danvers Herald By Cathryn Keefe O'Hare/cohare@cnc.com Given the uncertain economy, the town of Danvers and the Danvers firefighters negotiated a one-year contract, ...
• San Jose police union ratifies new contract with city; no layoffs San Jose Mercury News ... from the union to help balance the budget for the new fiscal year. Meanwhile, three holdout unions — representing firefighters, librarians, custodians, ...
• Controversy over Benton Harbor fire department continues WNDU-TV The Benton Charter Township Firefighters Union has not been advised by any Benton Charter Township official on plans to provide any type of fire protection ...
• Stockton police, fire sue city Stockton Record By Daniel Thigpen STOCKTON - A protracted labor standoff with Stockton's police and firefighters entered new territory Wednesday, with two new lawsuits ...
• Thompsonville Fire Union Votes 'No Confidence' In Chief Hartford Courant The Thompsonville firefighters' union have taken a vote of "no confidence" in Chief Frank Alaimo in the midst of ...
• Fla. Chief Blames Brown Outs for Fatigued Firefighters Fire Chief From WINK TV: The president of the local firefighters union in Cape Coral, Fla., wants an evaluation of the city's staffing numbers after firefighters had ...
• Council of Grand Island, NE extends firefighter contract Grand Island Independent The council voted 6-1 to extend the contract with the International Association of Firefighters Local Union No. 647 through Sept. 30, 2011. ...
• Cape Coral firefighters admit they need more help Wink News The president of the local firefighters union wants an evaluation of the city's staffing numbers. WINK News got our hands on a new study by the institute of ...
• Collective Bargaining for Responders Could Become Law Firehouse.com IAFF and FOP officials are working closely with legislators to insure that the amendments presented are acceptable, and will gain the necessary votes. ...
• Hibbing Firefighters Pass Vote Of No Confidence Against Chief Northland's NewsCenter While Local 173 and Chief Pogorels will never see eye to eye on the issue of staffing, it is important for the public to know why the union has the belief ...
• Belleville council members dismayed over fire house closings NorthJersey.com Notari stressed that the council did try very hard to avoid having to close stations— by means of concessions in firefighters' union contracts— and that ...
• Firefighters, city agree on 2 percent raises Oshkosh Northwestern Firefighters would pay at most another $9 per month towards their health insurance premiums in 2010, according to the tentative contract. Firefighters pay ...
• Commission Approves Bay City Firefighters Contract WNEM Saginaw Kurt Wagner, president Local 116, said that four recently laid off firefighters will return to work and should be back on the job by early August. ...
• PA firefighters look to voters to decide their numbers KGO-TV asks firefighter union president Tony Spitaleri. Palo Alto firefighters are trying to pass an initiative that would lock in the current number of ...
• Firefighters agree to pay freeze, seek changed contract Grand Island Independent The firefighters union, which had a contract up for renewal this year, met with Pederson individually and had some frank discussions, Kuehl said. ...
• Omaha, Fire Union Face Off In Labor Court KPTM-TV The fire union took the city to state labor court Monday, seeking the raises firefighters didn't get last year. It's a move that may prove costly for ...
• Belleville fire houses closing in rotation, union rep says NorthJersey.com According to DeBerto, the department pays out a lot of overtime salary during the summer months, in order to secure shift coverage during firefighters' ...
• Rockford says previous firefighter cuts not enough; want more? Rockford Register Star ... proposal to reduce the minimum number of firefighters on fire engines from four to three has been met with stony opposition from the firefighters union. ...
• Great Falls City Commission Approves Contract With Firefighters ... Great Falls City Commission Approves Contract With Firefighters, Lowers Speed Limit on Part of 9th Street. After nearly seven months of negotiations, ...
• Texas City firefighters sue over overtime pay Cooley said he expects that should the firefighters win their lawsuit the police officers would follow suit Because of the overtime structure at the police ...
• Local Firefighters Join Union Union official Derik McArthur says the Inter Township firefighters were tired of the treatment they received from the local fire board. ...
• Lawrence firefighters rally for meeting with governor over job cuts Eagle Tribune Professional Firefighters President Robert McCarthy, whose group represents 12000 union firefighters across the state, issued a public "demand" for a ...
• Report: Round Rock firefighters overworked in 2008 blaze Austin American-Statesman It recommended a training program and meetings every two weeks for six months among the city manager, fire chief, assistant fire chief, union leadership and ...
• Redlands Fire union says city rejected offer Redlands Daily Facts Firefighters offered givebacks worth $1.6 million from their salaries and $500000 in benefits, union president Scott Moss said. ...
• Tulsa Firefighters Wait For Mayor's Decision On Budget Amendments News On 6 The Tulsa firefighters union says they met with the council and mayor's staff to confirm the money is available. By Dan Bewley, The News On 6 TULSA, ...
• Scranton firefighters union files appeal of May court ruling - The ... 12 order by arbitrator Edward J. O'Connell in favor of the firefighters union. Judge Leete ruled that Mr. O'Connell exceeded his authority by relying on ...
• Stampford Paid firefighters have their say Stamford Advocate ... said Brendan Keatley, president of the Stamford Professional Fire Fighters Association, the union that represents nearly 280 firefighters. ...
• Pembroke Pines police officers and firefighters sue for benefits Examiner.com The officers and firefighters are claiming they were wrongly denied workers compensation claims for job related health problems. The lawsuit claims that ...
• Danvers firefighters move to 24-hour shifts with new contract Boston Globe By Bella Travaglini, Town Correspondent The Danvers firefighters union last week reached an agreement with the town that provides for 24-hour shifts, ...
• Lawrence lays off 23 firefighters; closes third station Eagle Tribune Members of the firefighters union met with city officials Tuesday afternoon, but the two sides were unable to reach an agreement on concessions to keep ...
• Proposed pension change stalls talks with firefighters, city The Aurora Sentinel Randy Rester, president of the Aurora Firefighters Protective Association, said the union would like to change its current plan and join with the Fire and ...
• Firefighters Union and City Hall Almost Reach Agreement Santa Barbara Independent - City Hall and the union representing Santa Barbara city firefighters almost reached an agreement on a package of concessions the ...
• Midway Firefighters Suing City for Their Jobs WCTV The six suspended firefighters officially filed a lawsuit against the City of Midway saying the city violated the Whistleblower Act. Back on May 3rd - a ...
• LV firefighters union ratifies contract concessions | The Vegas ... By Las Vegas News Feeds Las Vegas firefighters have ratified an agreement that eliminates or reduces some expected raises and cuts benefits.
• Firefighters measure to go before Palo Alto city council San Jose Mercury News By Jesse Dungan A Palo Alto firefighters union ballot initiative that seeks to maintain staffing levels and prevent station closures remains on track to go ...
• Layoffs take effect in Ann Arbor Fire Department - Ann Arbor ... New Fair Labor Standards Act Manual Available to Affiliates · IAFF Testifies to Improve Public Safety Communications ...
• Staffing Concerns with Minneapolis Fire Department FOX 9 News MINNEAPOLIS - As two Minneapolis firefighters recover from sever burns the union that represents them is questions staffing levels...
• Montana Repubs attack firefighters - again By Nathan Empsall Then-Senator Conrad Burns called firefighters lazy in 2006 - and lost to Jon Tester, giving Dems control of the Senate. From Butte's KXLF: The lawsuit filed last Friday contends property and equipment was damaged at Rehberg Ranch ...
• Cape firefighters seek funding for retiree benefits WZVN-TV "The idea of pay as you go isn't going to work anymore," said Mark Muerth, president of the local union. Muerth outlined his preliminary proposal in a ...
• Millville reaches deal with firefighters union; no layoffs at fire or police ... NJ.com MILLVILLE – The city commission on Tuesday announced an agreement with the Millville firefighters union, capping negotiations between commissioners and the ...
• Louisville firefighters union files grievance over Portland ... Louisville firefighters union files grievance over Portland station's air- conditioning ... The Louisville fire union has filed a grievance with the city, ...
• Rehberg lawsuit against Billings, firefighters fans political sparks KXLF Butte News Monday Democratic Congressional nominee Dennis McDonald said Rehberg's lawsuit will have a chilling effect on fire departments and volunteer firefighters. ...
• Georgian Bluffs firefighters join union - The Firehall.com Forum By ghfd04 Georgian Bluffs firefighters join union Firefighting and Rescue Headlines.
• City of Jacksonville, FL Firefighters' Union Reach Agreement - After months of negotiations, the city of Jacksonville and the union representing the city's firefighters have reached a tentative agreement on a contract. ...
• Two Madison Heights firefighters laid off - Firefighters union, city unable to agree on concessions. MADISON HEIGHTS -- The city and the firefighters union remain at a standoff in concession talks as two firefighters were laid off this week. Other city unions have conceded to a ...
• Detroit suburb lays off firefighters as talks drag Chicago Tribune Firefighters union secretary Paul Biliti says staffing has dropped from 40 a decade ago to 28 after the layoffs. He says firefighters have been working ...
• Mountain View police, firefighters extend contracts for two years San Jose Mercury News Though only the police union's contract was up for renewal this year, city officials met with all of the employee groups in the hopes of getting voluntary ...
• Jacksonville City Firefighters Union Reach Agreement The firefighters union is the first group to agree to a new contract with the city The union representing city workers as well as the Fraternal Order of ...
• Two Madison Heights firefighters laid off Royal Oak Daily Tribune By Michael P. McConnell, Daily Tribune Staff Writer MADISON HEIGHTS -- The city and the firefighters union remain at a standoff in concession talks as two ...
• Fort Myers firefighters propose $850000 concession plan The News-Press 3:57 PM — The firefighters' union proposed an $850000 concession plan to prevent layoffs in the Fort Myers' budget this year, and the city has rejected it, ...
• Scranton firefighters union files appeal of May court ruling Scranton Times-Tribune SCRANTON - The firefighters union is seeking to overturn a Lackawanna County Court ruling in May in favor of the city. On June 17, the union filed an appeal ...
• Albuquerque firefighters upset over pay cut KOB.com The president of the fire union, IAFF #244, Diego Arencon, says Mayor Berry is breaking the law, but officials with the Mayor's office say 'absolutely not'
• No Deals Reached Between City of Albuquerque, Unions KOAT Albuquerque But Berry said cuts have to be made now, which means 900 non-union employees and the firefighters union will take an almost 2.5 percent average cut starting ...
• Police, firefighters protest pension changes at political fundraiser Baltimore Sun But police and firefighters said new plan reneges on pension contracts, causing union leaders to file a federal lawsuit contending that the city has ...
• Firefighters' union seeks court order blocking closure of Truck Co ... STOCKTON – The city's fire union has filed legal action to block the planned closure of a central Stockton truck company.
• Bay City firefighters ratify union contract - Fox 28: South Bend ... The Bay City Times says firefighters union President Kurt Wagner declined to say how many firefighters voted to pass the new contract, but said 37 of 38 ...
• Firefighters' union claims coercion and intimidation in layoffs ... From right, firefighters' union Local 742 president Brian Scott joins recently laid off firefighters Brendan Collins, Chris Weglarz and Megan Kumarchevakul ...
• St. Louis City files lawsuit over fire department residency rule Examiner.com The firefighters union, International Association of Firefighters Local 73, feels the city is unfairly targeting them over other city departments. ...
• Five firefighters laid off in Weymouth The Patriot Ledger But a last-minute deal between the union and administration saved three firefighters' jobs. The union voted to give up its clothing allowance, saving about ...
• Evanston Firefighters' Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge ... A new unfair labor practice charge claims that the Evanston city manager laid off three firefighters in an attempt to intimidate them during a contract ...
• St. Louis poised to trim employee pay, lay off firefighters St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The bottom line is if you lay off firemen, you close firehouses, people die," said firefighter Jeff Glorioso, secretary-treasurer of firefighters union ...
• St. Louis firefighters aren't happy with the mayor KSDK But the firefighters union maintains over the years the city has not properly funded that pension system. The Civil Service Commission is set to vote on the ...
• City manager: Public safety forces proposed tax hike El Paso Times "The members overwhelmingly agreed to help the city," said Lt. Joe Tellez, president of the firefighters union. "We're always sensitive to the needs of the ...
• Judge denies union attempt to block Stockton truck company closure Stockton Record City officials targeted the company after failing to reach an agreement on budget-cutting concessions with the firefighters' union. ...
• Sand Springs, OK Firefighters To Take Pay Cut News On 6 SAND SPRINGS, OK – Sand Springs firefighters will take a pay cut of more than three percent under a new contract. The city approved the contract at its ...
• Firefighters agree to concessions Glendale News Press Chris Stavros, the union's president, said in a statement. The tentative agreement makes firefighters the first of the city's four employee groups this year ...
• Las Vegas firefighters reach tentative pact with city Las Vegas Sun The city council is expected to take up the agreement Wednesday and the IAFF members will vote Friday and Tuesday. If approved, the city will avoid going ...
• Quincy firefighters vote down wage deferral - Quincy, MA - The firefighters union voted Thursday to keep their raise, which calls for a 2 percent increase in July and a 1 percent increase in January, said Stephen ...
• Evanston firefighters file complaint against city Chicago Breaking News - Tribune (blog) Evanston firefighters' union Local 742 has filed an unfair labor-practices complaint against the city over the recent layoffs of three of its members, ...
• Last Belmont union concedes cuts, firefighters still in line for raise FireEngineering.com Meanwhile, a separate union that represents Belmont-San Carlos firefighters is still due at least a 5 percent pay hike and has not offered any concessions. ...
• Lawrence Firefighters to hold rally to protect public safety ... Lawrence Firefighters to hold rally to protect public safety, National Firefighters Union President to attend. By: Tom Duggan ...
• Flanagan, firefighters union reach tentative contract agreement ... The Herald News - Mayor Will Flanagan said a tentative agreement was reached Tuesday with the fire department union on a contract “allowing us to meet our ...
• Firefighters to work from retirement home San Diego Union Tribune - Some Escondido firefighters will soon be living at a retirement home, but it's not because they ...
• Fire-rescue workers, town reach impasse on new contract Palm Beach Daily News Mark Floyd, the union attorney representing the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) for Palm Beach Fire-Rescue, was out of the office Friday ...
• Fostoria firefighters accepting concessions Review Times "(The union's) contract negotiations have always centered on returning members back to work. We will take the city's offer for concessions and only ask for ...
• Lewiston firefighters forgo raise KLEW By Zach Whitney LEWISTON - Lewiston City and the local 1773 Firefighters Union announce Friday they have reached an agreement on a renewed contract, ...
• Fire union decries layoff 'pressure tactic' Evanston Review The City and its firefighters' union have not reached agreement on a package of concessions sought by the City since December to implement budget cuts ...
• Shawnee OKs Tight Budget Despite Smoke From Firemen Tecumseh Countywide News But the effort by Local 206 of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) to funnel more money to the Fire Department did not go completely ...
• Former, current police officers, firefighters sue town of Wytheville WSLS.com The 26 current/former employees filed a civil lawsuit today in US District Court in Roanoke. The lawsuit accuses the town of violating the Fair Labor ...
• IAFF Testifies to Improve Public Safety Communications FireEngineering.com The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) testified June 17, 2010, at a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and ...
• Flanagan firefighters union reach tentative contract agreement ... Flanagan firefighters union reach tentative contract agreement ... agreement was reached Tuesday with the fire department union on a contract allowing us to ...
• St. Louis firefighter pay negotiations break down St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Pay negotiations stalled Monday between St. Louis firefighters and city hall. Chris Molitor, president of the St. Louis ...
• Stockton City Council approves deep cuts to police, fire Stockton Record Stockton firefighters union chief Dave Macedo, right, talks to a reporter during a break at the Stockton City Council budget meeting. ...
• Pelham firefighters speak out against lawsuit NBC13.com PELHAM — A group of Pelham firefighters spoke out about a lawsuit filed against the city by some current and former co-workers at Monday's Pelham City ...
• Arbitrator awards Weymouth firefighters 6 percent salary hike Weymouth News 6, 2009 meeting with the JLMC, the firefighters' union sought a three-year contract with Weymouth that included retroactive salary increases of five percent ...
• San Jose police, firefighters tell Mayor Reed 'no' on pay cut San Jose Mercury News ... and firefighters the right to take contract disputes to outside arbitrators, while the Municipal Employees' Federation — San Jose's largest union ...
• Firefighters speak out against city lawsuit | Pelham Reporter By Aphillips Ragland said when he and many other firefighters heard of the lawsuit, filed by current firefighters Kenneth Camp, Todd McCarver, Patrick Smith and Stephen Kiel and retired firefighter Randal Bearden, they were upset. ...
• Bay City Commission delays layoffs if unions reach tentative agreements by June 30 The Bay City Times - MLive.com Commissioners discussed the layoff extension after Firefighters Union President Kurt Wagner spoke during public comment. The firefighters union is the only ...
• Firefighter's family sues over Texas aerial training LODD FireRescue1 ... part of the efforts to ensure that it does not happen again to Cory's fellow firefighters," IAFF General President Harold A. Schaitberger said. ...
• Federal bill on unions raising concerns in Virginia Daily Press She said the city is on good terms with the firefighters' union — the only union in the city — but the bill could reduce the flexibility to manage ...
• Firefighters' union challenging city budget again - Disqus Firefighters' union challenging city budget again By Patrick Anderson Gloucester firefighters are challenging the proposed city budget in court again ...
• Firefighters plan 'Fit for Duty' safety week Cleveland Daily Banner “Safety Week” is an event sponsored by the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). ...
• City digs own hole then grapples with overtime budgets, sick days Eagle Tribune "We need $1.8 million in givebacks from the Police Department unions and $1.5 million from the firefighters union," said Leonard Degnan, Mayor William ...
• Proposed cuts are obvious worry to fire officials Helena Independent Record The firefighters' current union contract expires at the end of this month. Some members of the city's administration have treated the decision to cut fire ...
• TRENTON: Firefighters say they can save city $1.9M over five years Southgate News Herald The firefighters' union is asking the city to reopen its contract and to place all firefighters in a defined benefit pension system. The union is calling it ...
• Officials say firefighters union close to a deal Fall River Herald News By Michael Holtzman Seeking more than $2 million in citywide salary savings, officials say a contract with the firefighters union and a bid for 8 percent ...
• Budget cuts foolishly leave fire engine sidelined Providence Eyewitness News The firefighters' union, Local 2748, disagrees. Right now, response times for Engine Two are about two to four minutes for its share of the city -- that ...
• Arbitrator gives Weymouth firefighters 6 percent raise The Patriot Ledger By Allison Manning An arbitrator has ruled that the Weymouth firefighters' union is owed a 6 percent raise this year. The three-year contract gives the 93 ...
• Evanston Firefighters hope to reverse layoffs Monday Evanston firefighters union members are going door-to-door this weekend handing out fliers hoping to drum up public support to persuade aldermen to reverse the scheduled July 31 layoff of three firefighters. ...
• Quincy firefighters vote down wage deferral The Patriot Ledger The firefighters union voted Thursday to keep their raise, which calls for a 2 percent increase in July and a 1 percent increase in January, said Stephen ...
• Mourning the Charleston fallen 3 years later FireRescue1 Lowry is a current or past member of the IAFF, IACOJ, the South Carolina State Firefighters Association, the International Fire Marshals Association; ...
• Ketchum, firefighters end talks Idaho Mountain Express and Guide Walsh said the union is adamant about the issue because it provides security, and all other unionized firefighters in the state are just-cause employed. ...
• Philadelphia firefighter settlement: Black firefighters settle suit against city TopWireNews (press release) ... postings were made by white firefighters while on duty, as reported by The Philadelphia Enquirer. Upon reaching the agreement, the lawsuit was dismissed ...
• Halifax fire chief, deputy claiming own employees defamed them on Internet Winnipeg Free Press HALIFAX - The Halifax fire department's two top officials have filed a defamation lawsuit against seven people, including two firefighters, over comments ...
• Three Evanston firefighters laid off in an attempt to close contract Evanston Review Today made history as Wally Bob decided to lay off three Evanston Firefighters. Last day is July 31st. Never before in Evanston's history has this happened. ...
• Police, firefighters make themselves heard LAWRENCE — Firefighters brought state and national union members to a rally in front of a closed station ...
• Safety Week 2010 Starts June 20 FireEngineering.com Sponsored by the IAFC and the IAFF, and in partnership with other national fire service organizations, the theme for this year's event is Fit for Duty. ...
• Fire union, city win parts of ruling Omaha World-Herald By Andrew J. Nelson The Omaha firefighters union took the city to court last month because staffing had fallen below the levels spelled out in its labor ...
• New Budget For Tulsa Police Is Good News For Tulsa Firefighters News On 6 Stan May leads the fire department's union. He says the fire fighters' contract includes what they call a "me too" clause. Basically, if police negotiate a ...