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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• Union leaders from Flint police, fire speak out against layoffs at city ... The Flint Journal - MLive.com Union leaders have said the city's proposed concessions are too severe. Raul Garcia, president of the firefighters union, said the reduced public safety ...
• Town's two-hatter grievance denied Orangeville Banner A long-standing battle between the Town of Orangeville and the full-time firefighters union is finally resolved. Last week, a provincial arbitrator ruled ...
• Norfolk firefighters to lobby County Hall over cuts to fire ... By Regional Secretary Norfolk firefighters to lobby County Hall over cuts to fire service. A Fire Brigades Union lobby to protest against cuts in the Norfolk fire service will be held at County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DH, at 8.45 a.m. on Tuesday ...
• Pension lawsuit against state being filed WCAX AP - March 8, 2010 9:05 AM ET CONCORD, NH (AP) - A lawsuit backed by 294 municipalities, counties and school districts is being filed against New Hampshire ...
• Springfield Firefighters union expresses concerns over fire station closings ... Members of Springfield Fire Fighters Local 37 issued a news release Saturday expressing their concerns about the six-day closing of Fire Station No.
• Union taking no confidence vote on Hannibal fire chief Hannibal.net By BRENT ENGEL The Hannibal firefighters union is taking a no confidence vote against suspended Chief Tim Carter. The outcome could have a far-reaching ...
• City picks up remaining cost for Fire Fighters' Memorial Columbus Local News Private donations have included $30000 from Mike Rosati; $10000 from the Westerville Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 3480; and $10000 from Mount ...
• North Ridgeville police, fire look for raise, contract Chronicle-Telegram NORTH RIDGEVILLE - The city's police officers and firefighters say they want a new contract and a raise, but their chances of seeing even slightly fatter ...
• Port Orange firefighters face pay cuts Daytona Beach News-Journal Council members acted as a legislative body Thursday night, hearing arguments from attorneys for the union and Port Orange to resolve the impasse on the ...
• City sends check to fire union for funeral expenses Buffalo News By Brian Meyer The city has sent a check to the firefighters union for costs related to the funerals of two firefighters who died last year, but auditors ...
• Budget gaps could bring firefighter layoffs phillyBurbs.com Of particular importance are ongoing negotiations with the firefighters union for a new contract. The union's last contract expired Dec. ...
• Firefighters speak out against proposed cuts Austin Herald “Rather than raising taxes, he's stealing money from these fees,” Tom Thornberg, president of the Minnesota Professional Firefighters union, said. ...
• 80 Flint police, firefighter layoffs to be delayed until later this month The Flint Journal - MLive.com Raul Garcia, president of the Flint Firefighters' Union, said the city told him the layoffs will take effect March 25, but said he wasn't given a reason why ...
• Largo declares impasse with firefighters Tampa Bay Newspapers LARGO – City officials have declared an impasse in negotiations with the collective bargaining unit representing Largo firefighters. ...
• Watertown Firefighter contract is approved Watertown Daily Times ... the 2010-11 contract with Local 877 of the International Association of Firefighters AFL-CIO-CLC calls for a zero percent wage increase in 2010. ...
• Report suggests Rochester wants to break firefighters' union Foster's Daily Democrat Firefighters are operating without a current bargaining agreement, and after a failed mediation attempt last August, the union sought a fact-finder's ...
• Firefighters' Association to take concerns to Surprise City Council Arizona Republic 25 on an intranet site for Surprise employees that praised the police union and seemed to criticize the firefighters group. "I applaud our police officers ... See all stories on this topic
• Nominate Candidates for IAFF Local Leadership Award FireEngineering.com The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is accepting nominations for the Local Leadership Award, which recognizes and honors active and ...
• Arbitrator imposes new contract for Montreal firefighters CTV.ca ... firefighters has been purely administrative and in no way affects the safety of the public," said Chris Ross of the Montreal Firefighters Union. ...
• Council rejects fact-finder's report for fire union contract Foster's Daily Democrat By Joey Cresta ROCHESTER — It's back to square one for firefighters labor negotiations in the Lilac City after the City Council rejected a fact-finder's ...
• Pension comments a sore point with Arlington Heights firefighters Chicago Daily Herald The local's three-year contract with the village, which currently covers 100 people, expires April 30, 2011. The firefighters were due a 3.75 percent ...
• Montreal firefighters, city reach deal CBC.ca Montreal mayor Gérald Tremblay said he's generally satisfied with a new arbitrator-imposed contract for city firefighters. The three-year deal applies ...
• Firefighters' union disputes city's version of stalled talks Adrian Daily Telegram ... Adrian firefighters on Monday denied previous assertions from city officials that the union reneged on having its members vote on a tentative contract ...
• Firefighters fight back against Brown University at Buffalo The Spectrum “The firefighters' union is in a tough predicament because [of] the 24-hour necessity of their profession,” said Evan Schweigel, a senior urban and public ...
• Harrisburg firefighters say hiring more staff is surest way to ... By CHARLES THOMPSON, The Patriot-News View full sizeChristine Baker, The Patriot-News, 2010 Eric Jenkins, president of Harrisburg Local 428 of the International Association of Firefighters, is concerned about losing firefighters. Leaders of the union representing Harrisburg ...
• City; Firefighters Union Work Out Money-Saving Deal By Mick Birge City; Firefighters Union Work Out Money-Saving Deal. By Mick Birge posted Mar 1, 2010 at 12:20PM. The city of Cheyenne and the fire union have renegotiated a contract that makes up to 10 firefighters eligible for a $20000 buyout package ...
• Pleasantville may cut eight firefighters Press of Atlantic City ... Staff Writer | Posted: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 | 0 comments PLEASANTVILLE - Fire union President Gene Wellington said Monday eight of 54 firefighters are ...
• Norwell firefighters sue town for overtime payments The Patriot Ledger The town's process for paying for overtime was included in the firefighters' union contract, which expired in June. The union reached a similar agreement ...
• Laredo Firefighters Association against the City of Laredo news in ... Even though Webb County is not specifically mentioned in a lawsuit filed by the Laredo Firefighters Association against the City of Laredo, County Attorney ...
• Hire more firefighters to offset OT, union urges Patriot-News BY CHARLES THOMPSON Leaders of the union representing Harrisburg firefighters defended high overtime costs Monday as the result of manpower levels that are ...
• Harrisburg Firefighters Speak Out about Mayor WHTM-TV Jenkins suggested that Thompson follow through on selling city assets before she comes after the firefighters union. There was no comment from the mayor's ...
• Arbitrator sides with Montreal in battle with firefighters Montreal Gazette ... as a reason to “get back to the negotiating table as quickly as possible.” The firefighters union had no immediate comment on the arbitrator's report.
• Council faces decisions about fire department Sheboygan Press The department also saved $79000 when the firefighters union agreed to give back 2 percent of wages in 2010, and the department is also saving $40000 from ...
• Mayor on state of city: Push continues for health care cuts Eagle Tribune He said he asked the firefighters union to also make the change, but that its leaders refused. He said the firefighters union sent him a letter last week ...
• Talks heated between Palm Bay, firefighters Florida Today "This is a great issue with all of our members," IAFF Local 2446 Vice President Mike Shervington said. The city wants to reduce benefits and also change how ...
• Two of five Flint fire stations to close if firefighter layoffs go into effect ... The Flint Journal - MLive.com With 23 firefighters set to be laid off next week, Flint Mayor Dayne Walling said Friday that the city will close Station 8 on Atherton Road on the city's ...
• Falls mayor asks if public sector unions should be abolished Cuyahoga Falls News Press "It doesn't affect our negotiations at all, and hasn't, historically." The firefighters did not get a 3 percent raise, he said, and medical costs are up ...
• Police, firefighters already have sacrificed Toledo Blade Pension pickup became part of Toledo's public safety contracts over several rounds of negotiations between 1996 and 2006. The pickup occurred in lieu of ...
• Firefighter contract saves city's money New Britain Herald ... with city officials Friday clarified some of the finer points of the approved contract between the New Britain Firefighters, Local 992 and the city. ...
• Oklahoma City council receives new fire union offer NewsOK.com For about a year, the city has been asking firefighters to join all other city employees in not taking raises in anticipation of widespread budget cuts. ...
• Warren shuts fire station - The Macomb Daily News: Breaking news ... Who sets them, oh yea the firefighters union. Just like the fightfighters to always cry "who is going to save your burning house", or this or that. Doesn't matter, we don't have the money, and tough cuts have to be made. ...
• Firefighter Fired Over Facebook Post of Virtual Firefighter Video ... By FFN WebTeam Perhaps an organizing drive for the IAFF and electing of collective bargaining-friendly pols is what his Colleton County needs. On the other hand...be careful what you write on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, or text to movie sites. ...
• Arlington Heights firefighters agree to concessions Chicago Daily Herald Under the contract with Local 3105, the 103 firefighters in the department would have gotten 3.75 percent raises in the fiscal year beginning May 1, ...
• Firefighters say station closures will put citizens in jeopardy ABC12.com Walling said that with no contract in place by March 9, laying off 23 firefighters will mean two of the city's five open stations will have to close. ...
• Waterford firefighters agree to take furloughs TheDay.com By Stephen Chupaska Waterford - The Waterford Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 4629 reached an agreement Friday with the town to take two furloughs next ...
• City budget crisis: More than 100 layoffs, rotating firehouse closures The State Journal-Register An 11th-hour change in the mayor's proposed concession package prompted a revote by the firefighters union. The city's offer was made just before Thursday's ...
• Barberton mayor proposes laying off two firefighters Akron Beacon Journal By Katie Byard Genet said Friday he hopes the layoffs of two firefighters can be avoided through negotiations with their union. ...
• Harrisburg Mayor, Firefighters at Odds over Reducing Overtime WHTM-TV More than $1 million went to firefighters. It's a number Mayor Linda Thompson wants to reduce. But so far, the firefighters union is resisting. ...
• Waterford firefighters union agrees to furlough days TheDay.com By Stephen Chupaska Waterford - The nine members of the Waterford firefighters' union voted today to take two furlough days next year, a move that will save ...
• Union leader says closing two Flint fire stations will put residents in danger The Flint Journal - MLive.com Garcia said the firefighters union will continue to meet with the city, but the city's proposals so far have not been fair. ...
• 2 Flint fire stations may close soon ConnectMidMichigan.com ... Flint will be forced to close two fire stations if an agreement on concessions can not be reached with the Flint Firefighters Union in the coming days. ...
• Toledo Mayor Told No Concessions From Fire, Police Firefighter Hourly IAFF Local 92 responded by saying firefighters had already paid a major price in allowing compensation to be cut. Thus, they said they would not concede ...
• Springfield, MO Firefighters union revotes after 11th-hour change to city budget concessions The State Journal-Register By DEANA POOLE An 11th-hour change to proposed concessions from the mayor's office has prompted a revote of Springfield's firefighters union. ...
• AIG To Pay $8 Million For Ore. Pension Losses KPTV Portland Oregon's public employee retirement system, or PERS, has about 320000 working and retired members, including police officers, firefighters and teachers who ...
• No deal reached in Adrian; firefighters are laid off Adrian Daily Telegram Michael Springer, president of Adrian Firefighters Union Local 1511, could not be reached for comment. Health insurance concessions sought by the city have ...
• Jacksonville Firefighters Go To Court In Pension Battle With City FireFighting News.com By signing the agreement, last amended in 2006, the city "waived any reduction to the Pension Fund Contract benefits" until 2030, according to the lawsuit. ...
• Milwaukee Union blasts pension study Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "The retiree groups - the retired teachers, the retired firefighters, the retired cops - they watch it like a hawk," Wirch said. "When I push for corporate ...
• Baltimore City Deal To Solve Firefighters, Police Pension Crisis WJZ Baltimore City and its police officers' union sit down at the negotiating table, and there's a lot on the line. A deal could be in the works to solve a ...
• Coldwater Firefighters agree to cut wages, change health insurance Coldwater Daily Reporter By Don Reid Local 2555 of International Association of Firefighters Union, representing Coldwater firefighters, has agreed to cut wages and change health ...
• Jacksonville Firefighters Go To Court In Pension Battle With City By FireFightingNews.com (Florida Times-Union) Jacksonville Firefighters Go To Court In Pension Battle With City. United States (Florida) - Forget discussion of benefits. Five months into negotiations, Jacksonville and its fire union have yet to even agree on whether pensions can ...
• Conflict Arises in Firefighter Tests Case NBC Connecticut At the center of the lawsuit are two exams used to promote New Haven firefighters. The tests were scrapped because few blacks would have been promoted. ...
• US Supreme Court hears suit by Black Chicago firefighter applicants Chicago Defender by Wendell Hutson by Wendell Hutson A lawsuit representing 6000 Black plaintiffs who once sought to be Chicago firefighters seems poised to move forward ...
• Bill aims to aid more firefighters with cancer Edmonton Journal Greg Holubowich, the president of the Edmonton Firefighters Union, said he and others across the province have been pushing to change the law for more than ...
• City of Galveston close to agreement on firefighters' contract Daily News - Galveston County Mayor Geraldine Sam on Tuesday signed a settlement agreement to put to bed a lawsuit filed by the city's firefighters claiming the city had been negotiating ...
• Oklahoma City hires private law firm for union talks NewsOK.com The firefighter union contract dispute went to arbitration last year and arbitrators ruled the firefighters should get the 1 percent raise they requested. ...
• Union leader lashes out over axing of firefighters East Brunswick Sentinel BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer To say the president of the local union for paid firefighters in Monroe is angry over the District 1 Board of Fire ...
• Jacksonville firefighters go to court in pension battle with city Florida Times-Union Five months into negotiations, Jacksonville and its fire union have yet to even agree on whether pensions can even be discussed at the bargaining table. ...
• Hernando firefighters union correctly cuts ties with Bay Area Council ... Tampabay.com A Hernando County firefighters union correctly extinguished its working relationship with a New Port Richey telemarketing company. ...
• Dispute grows over expenses for firefighters' funerals Buffalo News By Brian Meyer A dispute over city reimbursements for funeral expenses for two fallen firefighters escalated today when a union president said the issue ...
• Fire Chief Attempts to Defends His Call To Cut Rescue Unit By FireFightingNews.com (The Columbian) Members of the local firefighters' union have rallied and picketed at the station, and are amassing a lengthy petition signed by residents. Richard Sohn, who is one of the 27000 people who live in the neighborhood covered by Station 3, ...
• Winnipeg Firefighters Set To Get Pay Raise CJOB Firefighters would see a three percent pay increase this year and 3.5 percent in 2011 under a contract that is up for council approval later this week. ...
• Supreme Court takes up Chicago firefighters discrimination case ... By News Services The question directly before the justices resembled the one in Ledbetter, the 2007 decision saying that a lawsuit claiming 20 years of pay discrimination was barred by the statute of limitations. (Congress has since effectively reversed ...
• Firefighters Association files lawsuit against City of Laredo KGNS The county is keeping a close eye on the lawsuit. "This has been a contract that has been going for over 10 years." In December, the Firefighters ...
• Harrisburg's financial crisis could hit fire, police squads PennLive.com Eric Jenkins, president of the union representing the firefighters, was concerned about the report's recommendation to eliminate jobs. ...
• Watsonville firefighters question city finances San Jose Mercury News Flanagan, who is chairman of the firefighter union's political action committee, said overtime is over budget because the city staffs the department ...
• 500 Firefighters, Police Officers Protest In Buffalo Firefighter Hourly ... Brown gave a speech inside the convention center police and firefighters walked around the exterior of the building protesting the lack of a contract. ...
• Supreme Court to consider case similar to Ricci on racial bias in hiring, Daily Caller By The Daily Caller 02/21/10 at 2:15 pm The New Haven firefighters racial discrimination Supreme Court ruling, Ricci v. DeStefano, made waves last year when ...
• Suburban fire chiefs warn Flint they won't take over work because of pink slips The Flint Journal - MLive.com Flint firefighters union president Raul Garcia said he understands why other departments are wary of the latest pink slips in Flint. ...
• City, La Verne Firefighters Association reach agreement on new contract Inland Valley Daily Bulletin LA VERNE - The City Council has approved a contract with the firefighters association that would save the city an estimated $100000. The three-year contract ...
• Firefighters protest lack of contract WIVB Firefighters have been without a contract since 2002. Firefighters Local 282 President Daniel Cunningham said, "We have tried to sit down with the city and ...
• Buffalo's Firefighter's Union Pickets State of the City Address ... By admin Buffalo's Firefighter's Union Pickets State of the City Address. February 19, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment. Members of the Buffalo Professional Firefighters Association hold an informational picket outside of the Buffalo Convention ...
• Firefighter sues WPB for alleged discrimination Palm Beach Post The lawsuit centers on a 2007 promotional list that expired in August 2009. Fells claims he was the only one of 10 firefighters on the list that wasn't ...
• Tempe residents voice support for police, firefighters AZ Central.com Meyer said negotiations have recently begun to see if workers would agree to additional cuts. Hernandez and Bedford said they are willing to make sacrifices ...
• Layoff notices expected for 80 Flint police officers, firefighters ABC12.com "It is about people," said Police Officers Union President Keith Speer. "You have to have a sufficient amount of personnel for your workload. ...
• City, La Verne Firefighters Association reach agreement on new contract San Gabriel Valley Tribune By Daniel Tedford Staff Writer LA VERNE - The city approved a contract with the firefighters association that would save the city an estimated $100000, ...
• Springfield firefighters get contract FireEngineering.com Under the new contract, firefighters will still be entitled to previously negotiated "step" increases based on years of service. In their previous contract, ...
• Burley firefighters wait for contract approval Twin Falls Times-News BURLEY — The Burley City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday to table discussion of a new labor contract with Burley firefighters. “We understand the city is in ...
• Buffalo Firefighters to Picket Mayor Byron Brown's State of the City Address WGRZ-TV Our source says the firefighters' union members rejected two contract offers that were negotiated by their union leaders. 2 On Your Side will be at Mayor ...
• Calif. court reverses $6.2M firefighter judgment Washington Post AP LOS ANGELES -- A California appellate court on Thursday reversed a $6.2 million verdict against the city of Los Angeles in a discrimination lawsuit filed ...
• Firefighters to picket Mayor's speech WIVB The union representing Buffalo Firefighters is planning to picket Mayor Byron Brown's State of the City message Friday. Firefighters want to draw attention ...
• Flint Preparing To Lay Off Police, Firefighters WNEM Saginaw The reductions could leave Flint with only 65 firefighters on staff. The move comes after weeks of contract concession negotiations with police and ...
• Union files complaint vs. Phoenix Arizona Republic ... a 1 percent wage reduction, furloughs and other givebacks, similar to the 3.2 percent concession package reached with the firefighters union last week.
• Decatur firefighters prepare for shift 'brownouts' Herald & Review Adam Ruderman, a lieutenant in the department and president of its employee union, said Wednesday firefighters will continue to do the best they can no ...
• Firefighters Respond to High-Salary Claims KLAS-TV LAS VEGAS -- The president of the Clark County Firefighter's Union is speaking out after firefighters salaries were criticized, mainly for the overtime ...
• Mesa fire department preparing for deep cut East Valley Tribune Bryan Jeffries, president of the United Mesa Fire Fighters IAFF Local 2260, told the Tribune on Wednesday that the cuts will severely impact emergency ...
• Marietta Thinks to Save $75000: Assistant fire chief to fill captain's vacancy Marietta Times As captain, Coppernoll would again join the ranks of the IAFF. Leaving the assistant chief job empty will save the city about $75000 in salary and benefits, ...
• Rockingham NC Overtime Suit Settled - $167k - Fire Law By Curt Varone In March 2009, ten Rockingham, North Carolina firefighters, all members of IAFF Local 4702, filed suit against the city of Rockingham alleging overtime pay issues and violations of Fair Standards Labor Act. The same ten firefighters ...
• Cancer Rates In Nashville Firefighters Linked To Diesel Fumes WSMV Nashville Part of Lockey's research focuses on toxins in diesel fumes that may have caused firefighters to contract cancer. In Nashville, firefighters were exposed to ...
• Bay City Commission approves budget reductions; does not reinstate firefighter ... The Bay City Times - MLive.com Firefighters Union President Kurt Wagner also appeared before the board saying city officials had promised to bring back laid-off firefighters if position ...
• Union Not Sold On New Orlando Fire Chief WFTV Orlando The Orlando Firefighters' Union says Miller's greatest hurdle is going to be gaining its confidence, all because Miller stepped down from a leadership ...
• Elgin, firefighters union reach pact on budget cuts :: The Courier ... The Courier News :: Elgin :: Elgin, firefighters union reach pact on budget cuts . ... Elgin Association of Firefighters Union Local 439 head John Fahy ...
• Daytona Beach union contract impasse drags on Daytona Beach News-Journal The city and the International Association of Firefighters Local 3118 have been trying to negotiate an agreement since March 2008 for a contract that ...
• Oklahoma City public safety unions plan more political activism NewsOK.com ... the fire union plans to launch a Web site soon that Phil Sipe, president of International Association of Firefighters Local 157, said will serve as a ...
• Vancouver firefighters to picket Station 3 The Columbian By Craig Brown Vancouver firefighters union members plan a rally and informational picket Saturday at Fire Station 3, 1110 N. Devine Road, to protest the ...
• Springfield, IL Firefighter's union rejects furloughs, smaller raises The State Journal-Register With the vote, which was taken over the last two days, the firefighters union joins the police union and three locals of the American Federation of State, ...
• Danbury, CT looks to hire firefighters Danbury News Times The last list of candidates, which is the subject of an ongoing lawsuit, expired in fall 2007. Chief Geoff Herald said Thursday that he expects there to a ...
• Rockingham, NC settles overtime suit for $167000 Richmond County Daily Journal Of the $93000, the majority of the money went to the two firefighters who lost their jobs in the months following the filing of the lawsuit. ...
• State court hears JC firefighter case Press & Sun-Bulletin After the six positions were cut June 1, the department went from 39 to 33 firefighters, and the union immediately filed a grievance. ...
• Esquimalt Fire Department, union ponder restructuring options Victoria Times Colonist “We are invested in this to make it work, and I'm hopeful that the firefighters are, too.” Desjardins said that if the union misses the deadline, ...
• Tulsa Mayor, Police Continue Contract Talks News On 6 "What we're trying to do is look at what our good firefighters agreed to and get our members of the FOP to agree to something like that; that would work ...
• St. Louis City Budget Facing Massive Cuts FOX2now.com "That's just a bad idea," said IAFF Local 73 President Chris Molitor. Everything is just a proposal for now. The list of options is long and decisions are ...
• Phoenix Firefighters, police unions OK cut in pay of 3.2% Arizona Republic 11, 2010 12:00 AM The union representing most Phoenix firefighters agreed tentatively Wednesday to a 3.2 percent salary cut, and the city's primary police ...
• Rochester firefighter declines recognition while contract issues unresolved Foster's Daily Democrat Despite the difficulties of the negotiations, McCullough said the firefighters remain committed professionals who enjoy working in the city and want to make ...
• Springdale chief wants city firefighters removed from firehouse Stamford Advocate ... its contract with the city, giving 180 days notice until the agreement is officially terminated and firefighters are forced to leave the firehouse. ...
• City of Tampa OKs police contract Tampa Tribune City Manager Steve Spina said negotiations with the firefighters union would resume this week. Those negotiations have been contentious from the start, ...
• Milwaukee aldermen hope firefighters' contract would address staffing concerns Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By Larry Sandler of the Journal Sentinel Milwaukee aldermen staked their hopes Tuesday on the possibility that a new contract with the firefighters' union ...
• Firefighter Hourly: Minimum Staffing Must Be Maintained By Firefighter Hourly Firefighters now more than ever need to come together and fight for whats right. Traditional union and filing grievances are not what they used to be in this day in age. We need to start thinking outside the box to get things done. ...
• Mount Vernon fire union seeks ouster of fire chief Politics on the Hudson (blog) The firefighters' union wants a state Supreme Court justice to annul the September appointment of the fire chief because the union claims he is unqualified. ...
• Judge Backs City of Omaha, NE In Dispute With Firefighters Union A judge ruled in the city's favor Monday in a dispute with the Omaha Firefighters Union.
• City of Oelwein, firefighters reach tentative labor contract Oelwein Daily Register By Deb Kunkle OELWEIN – The city of Oelwein and Firefighters Local 1663 have reached a tentative settlement on a new three-year labor contract. ...
• Cherry Valley firefighters win first union deal Rockford Register Star The contract puts firefighters under the same pay schedule they had before; one exception allows a firefighter with six years' experience to get a step pay ...
• Sioux City Council votes 4-1 to approve firefighters' contract Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY -- Four councilmen disagreed with Mayor Mike Hobart's arguments on rejecting the contract with Sioux City firefighters Monday, voting to ratify a ...
• Canadian Cape Breton Fire Union lashes out at fire service management Cape Breton Post The firefighters' union wants council to investigate the actual cost and work required to reopen the Ashby station. He said the union is no longer ...
• Retired Louisville firefighters' union leader Tom Dale dies ... Thomas “Tom” Dale, a retired Louisville firefighter who led Local 345 of the firefighters' union through tough negotiations with the city in the 1960s and ...
• Golden Gate fire union votes 'no confidence' in Chief Robert Metzger Naples Daily News ... Chief Nolan Sapp, received a unanimous vote of no-confidence from the firefighters, according to an e-mail sent by union president Chris Tobin. ...
• Norfolk Fire Crews Are Warning That Frontline Cuts Will Put the Public and ... Benzinga There are currently around 750 frontline station-based firefighters meaning a loss of one in eleven frontline crews. The union has been told further cuts to ...
• Jersey City firefighters union president: Understaffing puts residents and ... The Jersey Journal - NJ.com By Amy Sara Clark/The Jersey Journal David Jolkovski/The Jersey JournalJoseph Krajnik, president of Local 1066 of the firefighters union, talks about the ...
• Annapolis Mayor: City layoffs imminent to trim budget gap Annapolis Capital But we've expected something to come from the city, we just didn't know what," said Caroll Spriggs, head of the Annapolis Professional Firefighters. ...
• Reno, NV Layoffs fan fears for fire safety Reno Gazette Journal "We felt we have a responsibility to let the public know what's going on," said Brad Jensen, union president. Twelve firefighters were laid off Jan. 15. ...
• Sapulpa Police Officers, Firefighters Notified Of Possible Layoffs News On 6 This week, seven officers with the police department got a 30 day written notice, which is required by the FOP contract, that three or more officers could ...
• Sioux City, firefighters reach agreement Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY -- The city has reached a settlement with Sioux City Firefighters Association Local 7 on a three-year contract that calls for a 2.25 percent wage ...
• City of Elgin, fire union reach early pact Chicago Daily Herald ... Elgin fire union members have reached a tentative agreement with the city to save about $850000 while at the same time not sending any firefighters to ...
• Ann Arbor firefighters' jobs back on the chopping block AnnArbor.com Members of the firefighters union have been informed the city is looking at laying off 19 firefighters starting in July and eliminating another vacant ...
• Elgin, firefighters union reach pact on budget cuts The Courier News Instead of paying everyone overtime beyond 40 hours, towns give firefighters "work reduction days" called Kelly Days. The current contract calls for a Kelly ...
• Financial Hard Times Means Layoffs for Firefighters Firehouse.com He said he and the IAFF staff have been working with government officials ... To put the crisis into some perspective, the IAFF conducted a "staffing survey ...
• Tulsa mayor used savings for fire budget NewsOK.com Bartlett said Wednesday that he was wrong when he said at a news conference last month that the city's agreement reached with the firefighters union did not ...
• City firefighters win suit Kingston Daily Freeman The decision by state Supreme Court Justice Christopher Cahill comes after Sottile filed a lawsuit last year to prevent the Kingston Firefighters ...
• Sapulpa police, firefighters notified of possible layoffs Tulsa World The notices, which were sent Tuesday, are a requirement of the police and fire union contracts, which call for a 30-day notice of possible layoffs, ...
• Atlanta firefighters sue pension custodian over 'risky investments' Atlanta Journal Constitution The lawsuit claims that Chicago-based Northern Trust breached its contract and fiduciary duty with mortgage-backed securities investments that ignored the ...
• Tulsa Mayor And City Council Discuss Budget Cuts - NewsOn6.com ... 1/31/2010 Related Story: Tulsa Firefighters Union Accepts Mayor's Proposal, Stops Layoffs. He offered a deal to the Tulsa Police union, but the union membership rejected it. Now the mayor says he's willing to start over with police ...
• LA City Council considers laying off 1500, including police, firefighters 89.3 KPCC A statement from the Coalition of LA City Unions said city tree trimmers, sanitation drivers, park workers and other union members will gather at City Hall ...
• Bayonne firefighters accept five-year contract NJ.com (blog) By Ken I commend Mayor Smith for his budget restraints he has shown for the 2010 tax period, but I feel it is reckless to give such liberal increases of 4% ...
• Firefighters lament layoffs Lancaster Newspapers He hoped that, despite the vote, the union would still be willing to discuss the change. That's not going to happen, Barton said. Firefighters voted to ...
• Mayor against police, fire cuts to city budget abc7.com The head of the Los Angeles firefighters union says it's going to hurt. "About 120 firefighters retiring or going off on disability pension a year that the ...
• Police Union Wants Deal Like Firefighters Received KTUL Now, they want a sweeter deal -- the same they say was given to firefighters. So far, no further negotiations have gone on between the City of Tulsa and the ...
• Firefighters union tries to extinguish fight with councilman City ... The president of the Colorado Springs Professional Firefighters is distancing the union from a renegade firefighter who called for the resignation of ...
• LA May Cut Jobs in Police/Fire Depts MyFox Los Angeles Santana did propose eliminating 60 sworn positions in the Fire Department, but said that does not mean any firefighters would actually lose their jobs. ...
• 15 Cleveland Firefighters Will Get Their Jobs Back | Cleveland Leader By Leader Staff After reaching an agreement Saturday, 15 laid-off firefighters will return to work. 22 will remain laid off, but the union vows to continue to work to get the others back as well. The firefighters' contract has now been extended to ...
• Louisville plans to appeal ruling in firefighter-pay case Louisville Courier-Journal The plaintiffs are separate from a group of 834 former and current firefighters who reached a $45 million settlement with the city in November and received ...
• New York City's Fire Department Braces for Cuts New York Times The reality, however, that the Fire Department will have to shrink — it is apt to lose more than 500 of the 8500 rank-and-file firefighters on the force if ...
• Tulsa Firefighters Accept Mayor's Proposal, Stops Layoffs ... Mayor Dewey Bartlett's statement regarding IAFF Local 176 vote against layoffs: "We can now get on with the business we were all hired to perform, to deliver quality services and protection to the citizens of Tulsa," said Mayor Dewey ...
• 15 Cleveland Firefighters Back On The Job NewsNet5.com CLEVELAND -- Fifteen Cleveland firefighters who were laid-off will be back on the job starting Monday. This weekend, the firefighters union voted in favor ...
• Firefighter Union Accepts Plan To Avoid Layoffs KOKI FOX 23 ... union voted to accept the mayor's plan to avoid laying off 147 firefighters. After intense negotiations with Mayor Bartlett to reach an agreement, ...
• Sioux Falls workers' union rejects city contract KTIV ... city's police and firefighters in their latest contracts. City officials have declined to comment on the negotiations. The labor contract expired Dec. ...
• Firefighters vote to save 147 jobs Tulsa World "I'm thankful it passed," Fuller said as he took a celebratory swig from his beer bottle at the firefighters union hall, where a news conference was held ...
• Tulsa Fire Union Votes to Accept Cuts KTUL Tulsa - Tulsa's International Association of Firefighters union will know the results of a three-day vote Sunday night. A tentative agreement between the ...
• Firefighters' Union Comes Out Against Station Closings - NEWS 25 ... Leaders with firefighters Local Union 357 expressed its opinion for the first time Friday, and NEWS 25 discovered it's also coming with a few ...
• Columbus budget allows for too few police, fire recruits to replace those retiring FireEngineering.com Given a moment, he dug up the exact figures: 297 police officers and 238 firefighters. Opponents of the tax were skeptical of those numbers last summer, ...
• 15 Cleveland Firefighters to be Reinstated Cleveland News - Fox 8 According to the union's president, Chester Ashton, members voted around 399-257 to allow the reinstatement of 15 of the 37 firefighters that were laid off. ...
• Lives are being put at risk by disabled smoke detectors, warns firefighters' union The Guardian The Fire Brigades Union is demanding to know why householders are not being warned that smoke detectors of the type fitted in millions of UK homes are ...
• Firefighter's Union Begins Vote Friday On Pay Cuts Vs. Lay Offs ... If the union approves the concession deal, it would cut firefighters salary by more than 5%, along with benefits that mean some firefighters would lose as much as 12% of their income.
• Sioux Falls Union rejects offer from city Sioux Falls Argus Leader The police union's contract expires at the end of this year. The city came to an agreement with the 174 member firefighters union at the end of 2008, ...
• Cherry Valley union firefighters close to deal Rockford Register Star By Kevin Haas Officials say the first contract for union firefighters is near completion for the Cherry Valley Fire Protection District. ...
• Dallas-Fire Rescue harassment lawsuits nearing court Dallas Morning News Accusations of discrimination and harassment made by female firefighters are not uncommon. Dr. Marc Bendick Jr., a co-author of a national study on women in ...
• Minneapolis to pay $350K in suit involving female firefighter Minnesota Public Radio Kristina Lemon was one of several women firefighters who sued former fire chief Bonnie Bleskachek back in 2006. Lemon eventually settled her case with the ...
• State Supreme Court ruling favors Johnson City News 10 Now JOHNSON CITY, NY -- A state Supreme Court Justice has ruled in favor of Johnson City, but lawyers for the firefighters union says it's not a victory for ...
• Cleveland Firefighters Begin Voting On Plan To Restore Cuts NewsNet5.com The city asked unions to make concessions equal to 4 percent of their pay to avoid cuts. The firefighters union can cast their votes through Saturday.
• San Fransisco Firefighters furious over proposed ballot amendment KGO-TV "Let's be truthful, this is about firefighters working more hours for no more pay, that's what it's about," San Francisco Firefighters Union spokesperson ...
• Flaming Battle Between Omaha Firefighters and Council Member Action 3 News Omaha, NE -- The feud between Omaha City Council Member Jean Stothert and the firefighters union is red hot with no extinguisher in-sight. ...
• Court rules against racist hiring practices in NYC fire department Party for Socialism and Liberation The white-dominated United Firefighters Association joined with the city to formally oppose the DOJ lawsuit. The UFA has historically played a virulently ...
• Fire department union president files lawsuit against Johnson City mayor Press & Sun-Bulletin ... the department rules and regulations which apply to other firefighters." The lawsuit states that Meaney exercised his right to freedom of speech, ...
• Omaha Fire union wants apology Omaha World-Herald By Maggie O'Brien The Omaha Firefighters Union is demaning an apology from City Councilwoman Jean Stothert, who the union says "has spread another lie" by ...
• Erie firefighters ask court to force city to boost firefighter staffing FireEngineering.com Arbitrator Michael Zobrak's ruling, part of a four-year contract awarded in January 2009, required that the city increase firefighter staffing by adding a ...
• State Supreme Court makes ruling against Johnson City fire department Press & Sun-Bulletin Johnson City Firefighters Association Local 921 sought arbitration when Mayor Dennis Hannon enforced the elimination of the required seven firefighters per ...
• Tulsa Police & Fire Unions to vote on budget cuts kjrh.com As for the firefighters' union, representative Jimmy Ober started visiting with his membership. He and 4 other union leaders are explaining their tentative ...
• Union says it won't fight ruling Providence Journal ... pursue a court order that would force Mayor Charles A. Lombardi to reopen the Geneva firehouse, according to the president of the firefighters' union. ...
• Riverside Fire union bites the bullet Riverside Brookfield Landmark "The board was looking for a zero-percent, and they got it from the firefighters union," Duffek said. "Now it's in the board's hands. ...
• SD to reduce fire crews at selected stations San Diego Union Tribune Frank De Clercq, head of the firefighters union, said his members are concerned about their ability to serve the public but acknowledged the city has little ...
• Tulsa fire union begins voting on mayor's proposal Tulsa World Firefighters Local 176 President 176 Stan May said the union's executive board, after receiving the final legal documents in the morning, voted to send the ...
• Tulsa Mayor Says Tentative Agreements - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK ... The fire union will meet with firefighters Tuesday through Thursday and then begin voting on the agreement Friday. 1/22/2010 Related Story: Firefighter's Union has Three Days To Review, Decide On New Agreement ...
• Elyria fire union goes to Council on safety concerns Chronicle-Telegram The layoff of 17 firefighters in 2009 further complicated matters and resulted in Marks filing a taxpayer's lawsuit against the city in hopes of having ...
• New Sofa Super Store Lawsuit A new lawsuit was filed on behalf of four former firefighters who were involved in the SSS fire. The lawsuit names Sofa Super Store along with its owners ...
• City Council stands firm on two firefighter lists Youngstown Vindicator YOUNGSTOWN — City council doesn't support a change, recommended by the city administration, to the long-standing policy on hiring firefighters — at least ...
• City OKs deal with firefighters Daily News - Galveston County The contract approval was contingent on the firefighters dropping a lawsuit filed two weeks ago accusing the city of negotiating in bad faith. ...
• Storey officials making plans to close fire station, lay off firefighters Reno Gazette-Journal Whitten said county officials have been in negotiations with bargaining members of the Storey County firefighters union Association about budget cuts. ...
• Public safety could become serious issue as FDNY budget cuts may mean closure ... New York Daily News Despite the looming cuts, Cassano has laid out ambitious goals, with an emphasis on technology to better protect the public and firefighters. ...
• Firefighters Face Layoffs, Union Votes This Week KOKI FOX 23 TULSA, OK -- 147 Tulsa Firefighters, who received tentative layoff notices Friday, are on edge waiting for the final decision to be made about the status of ...
• Gatineau firefighters union president suspended The president of the Gatineau firefighters union has been suspended for six months without pay over.
• Firefighters contract back up for vote Galveston County Daily News Members of the firefighters union accuse the council of seeking retribution after Mayor pro tem Keith Bell, who is a Galveston firefighter, was suspended ...
• Layoffs' Official Deadline Looms KTUL Late Friday afternoon, the International Association of Firefighters union and the mayor's office reached a tentative agreement that would save all fire ...
• Tulsa Firefighter's Union has Three Days To Review, Decide - NewsOn6.com ... Without a positive vote, the firefighters given pink slips this morning will have to hang up their hoses next Friday. The Union will meet Wednesday and Thursday to decide whether to accept the offer. If accepted all the layoff notice ...
• Union wants Elyria firefighters back to work - The Morning Journal ... ELYRIA — An Elyria firefighters union dropped its lawsuit against the city and decided to go a different route other than the prolonged court system to ease ...
• But Wait! Tulsa firefighters react to mayor's latest plan kjrh.com Leaders of the Tulsa firefighters union Local 176 are waiting on an official agreement from the mayor's office before releasing any details of the new plan. ...
• 147 Tulsa Firefighters Laid Off KOKI FOX 23 TFD currently in budget negotiations with Mayor Bartlett. This, while 147 firefighters, emts and paramedics are holding the layoff notificatons they ...
• Firefighters, city close to contract agreement Clinton Herald By Jason Nevel CLINTON — City and fire department officials appear to be close to reaching an agreement on next fiscal year's contract. ...
• Firefighters and village reach tentative contract Franklin Park Herald Journal 21, Franklin Park firefighters and the village have agreed to a tentative contract. Both village trustees and members of International Association of Fire ...
• Williamsport Firefighters Will Keep Their Jobs WNEP-TV Throughout negotiations Mayor Campana noticed a great deal of distrust in the firefighters' union with city government. However, union vice president Keith ...
• Union Firefighters Rescue Survivors in Haiti - Working In These Times In These Times features award-winning investigative reporting about corporate malfeasance and government wrongdoing, insightful analysis of national and ...
• Breaking News: Mayor, firefighters reach tentative agreement to prevent layoffs kjrh.com Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett's office has announced a tentative agreement with the firefighters union that may prevent layoffs. According to a brief press ...
• Montreal Gatineau suspends firefighters union leader The president of Gatineau's firefighters union has received a six-month suspension without after making comments in the media about a fire that destroyed a ...
• Judge orders FDNY to hire minorities ... firefighters have been offered jobs. Garaufis said the city must prove its current firefighter exam does not discriminate. The U.S. Justice Department and the Vulcan Society, a group of black firefighters, brought the lawsuit. ...
• Union Pres: Mayor 'Playing Russian Roulette With Lives Of Tulsa Citizens' KTUL Stan May made the statement in a message on the IAFF Local 176 website. He says the cuts the mayor has proposed would jeopardize Tulsa's citizens, ...
• Claremore Daily Progress - Firefighters union endorse city's sales - Firefighters union endorse city's sales tax reallocation vote. By Casey Morrison , president Local Fire Union
• Pay cuts or layoffs Tulsa Beacon Under the contract, if the unions say no to pay cuts, his only choice is to layoff policemen and firefighters. Bartlett told more than a thousand city ...
• St. John's firefighters get 21% raise CBC.ca The contract the arbitrator ruled on expires at the end of 2010. Breen said negotiations on the next contract would start sometime next year.
• Duncan firefighters call for leadership change NewsOK.com Thirty-four out of 39 firefighters are union members. Union and nonunion members participated in the vote. Now they are waiting to hear whether anything ...
• Firefighters To Be Notified Of Layoffs Friday KTUL The layoff comes as Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett and representatives of the IAFF Local 176 union have been meeting to try to come to an agreement to cut ...
• Tulsa Fire Department Prepares For 147 Layoff Notices On Friday ... Chief LaCroix held a news conference Thursday morning at city hall and said the negotiations with the firefighters union local continue. He said the mayor has indicated a wiliness to use a portion of the city's emergency reserve fund to ...
• Fire Union To Hold Press Conference This Afternoon KTUL Tulsa - A press conference is scheduled for 4 pm Thursday afternoon where representatives from the Tulsa firefighters union will address comments made ...
• NH firefighters set to switch to 24-hour shifts FireRescue1 ... struck the deal with department staff as part of a two-year collective bargaining agreement with the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire union. ...
• Firefighters To Be Notified Of Layoffs Friday KTUL The layoff comes as Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett and representatives of the IAFF Local 176 union have been meeting to try to come to an agreement to cut ...
• IAFF Members Deploy To Haiti Firefighter Hourly In the aftermath of the worst earthquake to hit Haiti in more than 200 years, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Teams comprised of IAFF members from across ...
• City firefighters to get reinforcements Will curb overtime that hurts budget Eagle Tribune They want the council's Public Safety Committee to host a meeting early next month with the mayor, fire chief and representatives of the firefighters union ...
• Firefighters Union Confirms Layoffs KTUL Stan May, Union chief, tells News Channel 8 that 147 firefighters have been told to be at a meeting Friday morning. According to May, they were told they ...