LA — The Shreveport Police Union has released a statement regarding Gov. Jeff Landry’s request for federal assistance to activate up to 1,000 Louisiana National Guard personnel throughout the state.Landry announced Sept. 30 on the Sean Hannity show that he submitted a request via a letter to Secreta
DONA ANA, NEW MEXICO — Dona Ana County Fire Rescue is one of the departments taking over ambulance services after the 18-year contract with American Medical Response ended on Sept. 20 due to concerns over response times.However, the transition has sparked mixed reactions among residents and concerns
HONOLULU, HI — About 2,700 police officers across Hawaii will soon be getting pay raises and bonuses in a new contract that could help boost staffing at departments struggling with high vacancy rates.An arbitrator made the decision, ending a contract dispute between the police union and the four cou
OAK PARK, IL — A pair of studies analyzing Oak Park’s fire department found that the village must hire more firefighters. Oak Park’s village government commissioned Baker Tilly to study its fire department. The report was published earlier this month, shortly after the labor union for Oak Park’s fir
HERNANDO, FL — On Tuesday, September 23, Commissioners unanimously approved the 2025-2026 Collective Bargaining Contract between the County and the Hernando County Professional Firefighters Local 3760. Chairman Brian Hawkins called the process “the cleanest negotiation we’ve had” during his tenure.C
TOLEDO, OH — A Toledo Fire and Rescue station is expected to be taken out of service, according to Toledo’s firefighter’s union. Local 92 President Joe Cira told WTOL 11 that the city of Toledo told him in a memo that it intends to take engine 12 and, per his understanding, station 12 out of service
SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — City Council approved a new three-year police contract Monday (Sept. 29).It is part of an ongoing effort to keep qualified officers right where they are and prevent the city from becoming a “training ground” for other departments.About 50 patrol officers and detectives in the “b
AUSTIN, TX — The Austin Firefighters Association could take actions that may ultimately reduce the Austin Fire Department’s workforce after they say contract negotiations with the city have stalled.“It does not appear at this time the City was ever serious about bargaining in good faith,” said Ronal
MESQUITE, TX — Mesquite city officials say public safety was one of the top priorities in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, but members of the local police union remain at odds with the city council and city manager.The 2025-26 budget approved late last month includes funding for additional o
GRANTS PASS, OR — The Grants Pass City Council approved a 4% across-the-board raise for staff, along with incentive pay. The lowest-paid firefighter will now earn about $72,000 annually. City staff estimate these raises will cost the city an additional $200,000 per year. The pay increase was negotia
PLANO, TX — A new shift schedule that aims to increase recovery time for Plano firefighters and improve recruitment at Plano Fire-Rescue is set to be implemented over the next several years.City Council approved a contract with the Plano Firefighters’ Association that will make Plano Fire-Rescue the
NEBRASKA CITY, NE — Like other city employees, Nebraska City’s police officers are getting a raise from the city’s fiscal 2026 budget.By unanimous vote Monday evening, the Nebraska City City Council approved a two-year agreement with the city’s Fraternal Order of Police organization. Renewed for the
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The City of St. Petersburg is nearing approval of its $1.1 billion budget, but not without push back from residents and some council members over youth programming, utility rates, safer-street initiatives and a pointed debate about equipment and staffing in the fire department.C
MASSILLON, OH – City firefighters have a new multiyear union contract that runs through July 2027.City Council unanimously approved legislation during its regular meeting Sept. 15, triggering a new collective bargaining contract between the city and Massillon Professional Firefighters Local No. 251.
DALLAS, TX — A higher-than-usual number of Dallas police officers are inquiring about leaving the department in calls to the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System (DPF and in financial planning meetings hosted by the Dallas Police Association, leaders of both organizations say. In a board meeting la
PEMBROKE PINES, FL. — A federal lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Florida pits the Fraternal Order of Police and two officers against the city of Pembroke Pines in a dispute over whether private text messages between officers can be treated as public records and compelled by the city.The Flo
MILWAUKEE, WI— After weeks of a public fight, and negotiations, Milwaukee police officers marched on city hall to push for a new union contract. Negotiations have continued since the end of 2022, the end of the last union contract.Officers, off duty at the time, wore shirts and carried signs demandi
LANSING, MI — Mayor Andy Schor and a newly formed firefighter retirees association said they’ve resolved an issue affecting retirees who faced escalating health care costs after the city took a new look at an old contract.Schor said the escalating costs affected 65 employees who retired between 2014
PINEHURST, TX — The City of Pinehurst is without an acting police chief or city manager after Stephen Stroud, who served in both roles, was suspended with pay following a three-month investigation by the Texas Municipal Police Association.The TMPA, the largest law enforcement association in Texas, p
Fall River, MA — The Fall River firefighters union announced they have finalized an agreement with the city to increase staffing.Union members said the agreement will ensure fire stations are properly staffed.The agreement comes after the devastating fire at the Gabriel House in July that left 10 pe
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN — Mayor Mike Moore signed a new collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday between the City of Jeffersonville and the Jeffersonville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #100.The contract takes effect immediately and will expire Dec. 31, 2026. The previous contract expired at the end o
PUEBLO, CO – A former leader of the Pueblo firefighters union has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $131,000 in union funds, according to IAFF Local 3.In a statement released Thursday, the union said that its former secretary-treasurer, Doug Martin, had admitted to misusing approximately $131,0
NEW HAVEN, CT — After more than two years of fraught negotiations, a new contract between the University and Yale Police Department union seems to be on the horizon.The Yale Police Benevolent Association, or YPBA, has been pursuing collective bargaining action for a new contract with Yale since Febr
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson on Wednesday announced a new collective bargaining agreement with the DC Fraternal Order of Police Union, including a 13% pay increase for officers, sergeants, lieutenants, and above beginning Oct. 1.Bowser said the agreement
