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...)

The sub-navigational links in this section enables you to obtain news and various topics of interest concerning the International Association of Fire Fighters and fire related issues across the U.S. & Canada.

• 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 ...
• Birmingham firemen continue their opposition of cuts WBRC Even so, the Local 117 Firefighters Union says they fear for the livelihoods of the entire department. "Here's thank you for running into burning buildings, ...
• Millville tells cops: Layoffs or furloughs Vineland Daily Journal Firefighter Keith Mitchell, president of the city's firefighters union, said the firefighters have not offered any concessions but are open to further ...
• Richmond County Daily Journal - Deal may be reached with firefighters Lawyers for the City of Rockingham and the 10 current and former city firefighters who filed a lawsuit against the city and Fire Chief Charles Gardner in ...
• Before fatal blaze, mayor considered fire cuts Seattle Post Intelligencer In 2005, Stuart said the city and the firefighters union, agreed after months of debate to have four-person engine crews if firefighters worked two ...
• Frederick County, firefighters union reach a deal - Frederick County Commissioners completed the collective bargaining process with firefighters. Commissioners President Jan Gardner and Career Firefighters ...
• Union: Baltimore Can't Break Pension Contract WJZ Both the city and police and firefighters have powerful lawyers, with a federal lawsuit and millions of dollars at stake. The city says they can't afford ...
• Fire, police groups ready to sue Springfield over pension debt News-Leader.com Representatives of the IAFF Local 152 and Springfield Police Officers Association (SPOA) strongly urged the Springfield City Council to do the legally ...
• Council receives warning from Police, Fire unions Springfield Business Journal ... Contribution benefit for Tier I employees in a way other than one previously agreed upon between Burris and representatives of IAFF Local 152 and SPOA. ...
• Boston council OKs firefighters contract - Comments BOSTON (Map, News) - The Boston City Council approved an agreement Wednesday on a new firefighters contract that could end four years of ...
• War of words between Jersey City councilman and Fire Chief, union president The Jersey Journal - NJ.com By MELISSA HAYES Jersey City Fire Chief Michael O'Reilly and the president of the firefighters union are calling City Councilman Steven Fulop a liar. ...
• Sparks City Council to vote on Fire Dept. pay cuts Las Vegas Sun The move would have eliminated 11 firefighters, leaving Sparks firefighters only able to respond to one structure fire at a time. Sparks firefighters union ...
• San Bernardino fire union files lawsuit in anticipation of potential layoffs San Bernardino Sun SAN BERNARDINO - The union representing city firefighters has filed a pair of lawsuits against City Hall in matters relating to current and future ...
• Firefighters get kudos, but no raises, in DeLand The DeLand-Deltona Beacon By Barb Shepherd The City of DeLand and its firefighters union have agreed on a contract that holds the line on pay raises, but will cost DeLand about ...
• NLV union rejects raise cut Las Vegas Review-Journal The city earlier this month adopted an agreement on contract concessions with the city's firefighters union, saving the jobs of 16 firefighters. ...
• Foolish Move of the Day: McGinn mulls reducing number of firefighter on some engines Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is considering reducing the number of firefighters on some engines in a move the firefighters union calls that ...
• Firefighters' union, district will square off in court East Brunswick Sentinel The firefighters' union also filed unfair labor practice charges with the state Public Employment Relations Commission earlier this year, but scheduling ...
• Frederick County, firefighters union reach a deal WTOP Commissioners President Jan Gardner and Career Firefighters Association of Frederick County Local 3666 President John Neary signed a memorandum of ...
• Boston, fire union reach deal on raises Boston Globe The breakthrough came after eight hours of closed-door talks between the administration and the firefighters' union, a last-ditch bargaining session ...
• Largo officials, firefighters get mediator's plan to end contract dispute Tampabay.com By Dominick Tao, Times Staff Writer For eight months, Largo firefighters have been in negotiations with the city for a new union contract. ...
• Cops, firefighters make their case to stop layoffs Eagle Tribune Six firefighters, including firefighters union president Tim Sheehy, and five other police officers, including patrolmen's union President Larry May, ...
• Firefighter Union Delays Raises Santa Barbara Independent Rob Heckman, President of IAFF Local 2046, was similarly happy with the outcome, saying he was “very pleased we were able to work with the Fire Department ...
• Majority councilman sues Scranton over loss of firefighters pension Scranton Times-Tribune John Loscombe, who is seeking a reinstatement of his pension and back payments, filed the federal civil rights lawsuit on Thursday. ...
• Stockton Firefighters Union Moves To Avoid Layoffs KCRA Sacramento The Stockton firefighters union is offering $5.7 million in concessions that include cuts in salaries and benefits in order to avoid layoffs. ...
• Firefighters Agree to Wage Concession Santa Barbara Edhat Rob Heckman, President of IAFF Local 2046, said he was "very pleased we were able to work with the Fire Department and the County to achieve significant ...
• Farmington Hills: 4 firefighters get layoff notices Hometownlife.com ... with no guarantee that more firefighters wouldn't be laid off in the coming years. He believes the layoffs are a result of the union rejecting the wage ...
• Firefighters, Menino administration open last-minute talks on contract Boston Globe By Michael Levenson and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff Prodded by the Boston City Council, the Menino administration and the Boston firefighters union today ...
• 2010 Fire/EMS Safety, Health, and Survival Week Nears Occupational Health Safety NIOSH is supporting IAFC in promoting the 2010 IAFC Fire/EMS Safety, Health, and Survival Week, which takes place June 20-26, and IAFF is a co-sponsor. ...
• Firefighters union to go public on possible station closures TheChronicleHerald.ca By DAN ARSENAULT Staff Reporter Halifax's unionized firefighters are planning a media campaign against a city cost-cutting move that may involve the closure ...
• Firefighters Offer To Delay Pay Raise — But City Wants More  Boston Globe Firefighters Offer To Delay Pay Raise — But City Wants More WBUR The charisma that got him elected president of the firefighters' union is the same charisma that made people take notice in the City Council chamber on …
• Hialeah faces setback in union negotiations MiamiHerald.com On May 28, Robaina declared an impasse with its firefighters union as union leaders demanded an independent audit of the city's finances. ...
• Police, firefighters sue Baltimore over pension plan By Associated Press The police and firefighters' unions in Baltimore are suing the city — accusing it of underfunding the pension system for firefighters and police officers. The unions filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court in Baltimore. ...
• Cranston firefighters approve contract Providence Journal Last year, firefighters agreed to $3.3 million in savings to the city over 3½ years, mostly by leaving 12 positions vacant, raising employee contributions ...
• Firefighters offer wage concession Boston Globe (Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) By Andrew Ryan The Boston firefighters' union offered an 11th-hour contract concession on wages yesterday to the City Council, ...
• Mercury News editorial: Time's running out for San Jose union talks San Jose Mercury News For example, firefighters want a new work schedule the city fears would increase workers' compensation costs. Administrators also disagree with the unions ...
• Police, firefighters sue city over pension plan San Francisco Examiner Police union head Robert Cherry says officers and firefighters remain committed to negotiating reforms to the pension system despite the lawsuit.
• Fire union takes issue with mayor's comments Casper Star-Tribune Online ... the head of the city's fire union said Wednesday. Casper Firefighters Association President Cameron Siplon made the statement in response to recent ...
• Firefighters make show of force at City Hall Boston Globe Edward A. Kelly, president of the Boston Firefighters Union, addressed a crowd of hundreds at City Hall yesterday. (Photos By Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff) ...
• SF Firefighters Forgo Promised Raises Fire Chief By Mary Rose Roberts San Francisco firefighter union officials reached a tentative firefighters' agreement with the executive board and mayor's office to ...
• Fire union chief could face toughest fight today Boston Globe “I'm loved by my firefighters, and that's what is important to me.'' The 1400 active members of his union, who have not had raises since 2005, ...
• Meetings planned for city bigwigs to debate firefighters' contract Boston Herald Menino claims the raises jump to 19 percent with longevity bonuses and that the package will cost taxpayers $74 million - numbers disputed by the union. ...
• Firefighters union fights proposed cuts - Action News Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Firefighters say they've made cuts but they're not willing to budge on their salary, healthcare, pension or the safety of the ...
• JC firefighters union to take legal action against mayor - YNN ... JC firefighters union to take legal action against mayor | YNN, Your News Now, brings you the latest local news and weather across Upstate New York.
• RI News Digest: Cranston firefighters agree to contract concessions Providence Journal Firefighters had been covered until June 30, 2011, by terms reached when they reopened their contract last year, but the package ratified Friday and ...
• Newburgh firefighters float EMS idea Times Herald-Record Vatter said the idea of a fire EMS came from the firefighters union, Local 589, which has been searching for ways to offset major citywide budget cuts ...
• City of Hialeah declares impasse with firefighters union The City of Hialeah has declared in impasse with the firefighters union. This follows tense relations with Hialeah Mayor Julio Rubaina who also acts as the ...
• City of Stow reaches contract concession with firefighters union Stow Sentry by Mike Lesko Stow -- The city of Stow has reached a contract concession agreement with the Stow firefighters union, which agreed to give back its annual ...
• Akron firefighters ratify contract Browns, Ohio State Comment of the Day: Looking ahead - not back - with Robiskie · Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Most thrill with atypical Bruckner. Friday, May 28th, 2010...9:16 am. Akron firefighters ratify contract ...
• Hialeah declares impasse as firefighter union demands a city audit MiamiHerald.com BY LAURA ISENSEE The city of Hialeah declared an impasse Friday with its firefighters union amid tense relations between Mayor Julio Robaina and union ...
• Tempers rise as Palo Alto, fire union begin talks Palo Alto Online "I know the city is completely committed to achieving a contract with the firefighters' union that would work in the interests of both the firefighters and ...
• North Las Vegas firefighters reach agreement to save jobs Las Vegas Sun As part of the deal, the firefighters union agreed to forgo any wage increase, and new firefighters and paramedics will start at 5 percent less than ...
• Some Macon-Bibb Firefighters May Form Union - Topix Some Macon-Bibb firefighters may form a union. Macon Police Sergeant Steve Draper, who's also a private contractor with Teamsters' says five firefighters ...
• Firefighters union president says negotiations with city of Las Vegas at an 'impasse' Las Vegas Review-Journal By ALAN CHOATE Las Vegas firefighters have declared an impasse with the city over a new labor contract, according to a statement from IAFF Local 1285 ...
• Morrissey: Rockford willing to hear fire union's budget ideas Rockford Register Star Elimination of the two fire units would reduce the number of firefighters needed to staff them by 30, according to the union contract. ...
• Jacksonville Firefighters on the Offensive over Proposed Cuts First Coast News Union President Randy Wyse hosted a two-hour discussion with reporters to outline the firefighters' position on the ongoing negotiations with the city. ...
• Police officers, firefighters expected to relinquish pay San Francisco Examiner The negotiations are “very, very close,” Newsom said Tuesday. The exact details have not been made public, but San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798 ...
• Dallas police officers, firefighters to meet with City Manager Mary Suhm for ... Dallas Morning News (blog) Union leaders in both departments have apparently decided they don't want the media inside tonight's meeting, but I'll be camped outside just in case they ...
• Arbitrator rules in favor of Sherbrooke firefighters, $400000 to be repaid Sherbrooke Record Last week, the City of Sherbrooke revealed that provincial arbitrator Gilles Lavoie had ruled in favor of the City's Firefighters Union in their dispute ...
• Tulsa World: Hiring back police could affect city's firefighters in the union contract. "It's going to be a real delicate issue because the firefighters did step up," the chief said. LaCroix said he believes it would be ...
• Firefighters contract stalls; Las Vegas lays off more workers - News ... Mayor Oscar Goodman says firefighters in IAFF Local 1285 have offered a new contract that amounts to an estimated 3 percent cut. ...
• Minneapolis fire plan irks union, blacks Minneapolis Star Tribune Both Lakowsky, the firefighters union president, and Tom Thornberg, the former union president, questioned whether increased discipline of firefighters ...
• Business Group Blasts Fire Union Over Latest Lawsuit KPTM-TV OMAHA (KPTM) -- A conservative business group is adding fuel to fire when it comes to a contract dispute between the City of Omaha and its firefighters. ...
• Supreme Court: Chicago must hire bypassed black firefighter candidates Chicago Sun-Times The first lawsuit was filed 430 days after test results were announced. But African-American firefighters maintained — and the Supreme Court now has agreed ...
• Unions fighting against shared police, fire services Michigan Messenger ... nothing and take all our benefits,” said Kentwood Fire Lt. Shaun Abbey, district vice president of the Michigan Professional Firefighters Union. ...
• Group of Pelham firefighters file lawsuit against city | Pelham ... The firefighters are also seeking class action status for the lawsuit due to the number of firefighters employed by the city since 2003. ...
• Morristown cops, firefighters agree to wage freezes to avoid ... The town council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve an agreement with the firefighters union that calls for a two-year wage freeze and a 2.25 ...
• Broward sheriff, firefighters' union fight over pay raise MiamiHerald.com The fight is heating up between Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti and the firefighters union -- with the county attempting to stay out of the fray for now. ...
• Boston firefighters' contract faces rejection FireRescue1 By Dave Wedge BOSTON — Boston City Council president Michael Ross says he'll reject the firefighters' new contract unless the union gives the city a ...
• Johnson City takes firefighter job elimination battle to state Court of Appeals Press & Sun-Bulletin The often-criticized firefighters' union contract negotiated under former Mayor Harry G. Lewis in 2008 included a "no layoff" clause alongside the 40 ...
• Council votes to settle lawsuit with firefighters for reported $350000 Murray Ledger and Times By HAWKINS TEAGUE The Murray City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to settle a lawsuit with 27 city firefighters for $350000, plus the city's ...
• Aberdeen Firefighters' union responds to contract controversey ... Aberdeen Firefighters Local 2639 would like to respond to recent events pertaining fire coverage at Stafford Creek Correctional Facility. ...
• CARLSBAD: Council cuts pension benefits for new firefighters Declaring contract talks were truly at an "impasse," Carlsbad's City Council terminated negotiations Tuesday with the city's Firefighters' Association and ...
• City to rehire 38 firefighters Akron Beacon Journal Then, city and union leaders learned Wednesday that Akron will receive over $6 million in federal funds it requested to bring back 38 laid-off firefighters. ...
• Group of Pelham firefighters file lawsuit against city Shelby County Reporter The firefighters are also seeking class action status for the lawsuit due to the number of firefighters employed by the city since 2003. ...
• Judge Rules For City In Lawsuit - Firefighters Union May Consider Appeal FireFighting News.com United States (Missouri) - Add another item to the list of bad news for members of St. Joseph's firefighters union. Judge Randall Jackson ruled May 13 ...
• City Tells Firefighters How It's Going To Be at Carlsbadistan By The Editors After nearly five months of labor negotiations, the Carlsbad City Council and the Carlsbad Firefighters' Association have come to an impasse. As a result, the City Council voted to impose its last, best and final offer during a hearing ...
• Council approves two-tier pension system for firefighters, cuts benefits San Diego Union Tribune By Michael Burge, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER CARLSBAD — The Carlsbad City Council imposed a two-tier pension system on its firefighters union and cut back ...
• San Jose labor unions propose $25 million in pay concessions to avoid layoffs San Jose Mercury News The pay concessions offered by police, firefighters and five other unions involve additional contributions toward their pensions for two years. ...
• Akron, firefighters union reach tentative agreement, city says Akron Beacon Journal By Stephanie Warsmith Akron and its firefighters union reached a tentative agreement today — one day before the two sides were scheduled to begin the state ...
• Ann Arbor firefighters union president says zero cuts to fire ... I stand by the fact that we cannot afford fewer firefighters period said Matt Schroeder president of the firefighters unionWe still need those people to ...
• Firefighter, union president finds it a hard line to walk at times Jefferson City News Tribune As the president of the International Association of Firefighters Union Local 671, he admits his days can tend to blend together from time to time. ...
• Madison's paid firefighters agree to two-year wage freeze Madison Eagle “The terms of this contract represent the governing body's philosophy and position regarding all union contracts. We thank the FMBA for setting a good ...
• City begins reimbursing retired firefighters WatertownDailyTimes.com When the lawsuit was filed in 2005, there were six retired firefighters who had reached the age of 65 for Medicare eligibility. ...
• Palm Bay firefighters hot over contract talks Florida Today The union says the city proposal unfairly takes away pension benefits promised to firefighters -- money those men and women have been counting on for ...
• CARLSBAD: City at impasse with firefighters union North County Times Carlsbad city officials have reached an impasse in contract negotiations with the labor organization representing firefighters and have called for a City ...
• Police hiring could impact Okla. city's firefighters FireRescue1 Police hiring could impact Okla. city's firefightersThe Tulsa firefighters' union had agreed to a 5.2 percent wage cut; police who rejected similar ...
• Firefighter union sues Texas City Daily News - Galveston County By TJ Aulds TEXAS CITY — A firefighters union has sued the city, claiming the mayor and fire chief ignored requests to arbitrate three grievances, ...
• Jersey City approves contracts with three unions after raises are reduced to ... The Jersey Journal - NJ.com "I think it's a relief for everybody," said Joseph Krajnik, president of the firefighters union, adding it was difficult for union members to give up the ...
• Fire Union Suing City Over Staffing Issue KPTM-TV This time they say the city has failed to staff the minimum number of firefighters as required by contract. Both the city and union are operating under a ...
• Johnston, RI, to settle firefighter's privacy lawsuit for $15000 Providence Journal By John Hill JOHNSTON — The town has agreed to pay $15000 to settle a lawsuit filed by one of its firefighters who accused town police of illegally ...
• City of Las Vegas rejects firefighters' budget offer | Las Vegas ... By Robby LeBlanc It's a big reversal in the ongoing contract negotiations between the City of Las Vegas and the Firefighters Union. Although it seemed as if the two parties may.
• Fire Union Threatens City With Lawsuit Over Contract WOWT The Omaha Firefighters Union is threatening to sue the city in a dispute over the number of personnel spelled out in the contract. ...
• City Deal With Firefighter Union In Trouble KVVU Las Vegas LAS VEGAS -- The president of the Las Vegas firefighters union warned city leaders Thursday not to resort to “car sales employee scenarios” that would ...
• Signs point to progress in firefighter negotiations - My News 3 Las Vegas City Council members met Wednesday afternoon behind closed doors to finalize contract negotiations with city firefighters. ...
• Firefighters, Town Reach Contract Agreement - Hartford Courant Town council members approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with Firefighters Local 3954.The agreement calls for a 1 percent salary increase ...
• Oak Park firefighters, finally, get a contract The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 95 - which represents 42 Oak Park firefighters and 12 lieutenants - has been working without a contract ...
• Firefighters standoff heats up Stockton Record By David Siders STOCKTON - City Hall and Stockton's firefighters union appeared closer to litigation Wednesday in their multimillion-dollar labor feud, ...
• Jersey City approves police, fire and civilian contracts The Jersey Journal - NJ.com Hundreds of union members attended that meeting, while only a few, including firefighters union president Joseph Krajnik were at tonight's meeting. ...
• Arbitrator sides with Green Bay, WI firefighters union A state arbitrator last month rescinded a Sturgeon Bay Fire Department smoking rule, declaring it overbroad.