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
SEATTLE, WA — It took 13 years to achieve the reforms required to end a pattern of excessive force and the appearance of biased policing, but the Seattle Police Department (SPD) will no longer be subject to monitoring by the federal government.Federal Judge James Robart of the Western District of Wa
BURLINGTON, VT —Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak has signed a new contract agreement with the union that represents Burlington police officers.It comes after months of debate between local businesses, city councilors and even state leaders about the best way to address downtown crime. Acting po
LINCOLN, Neb — The City of Lincoln announced a contract agreement Wednesday with the police union.“Public safety is our community’s and my administration’s top priority,” Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird said. “And that’s why we worked diligently with the Lincoln Police Union to fairly compensate our offi
ST. LOUIS, MO — An influential foundation that has contributed an extra $100,000 per year to police Chief Robert Tracy’s salary for the past three years will not be renewing the agreement, raising questions about how the city will cover the gap.St. Louis Police Foundation chief Michelle Craig said t
FAYETTEVILLE, AR — City officials hope a recently adopted Firefighters Bill of Rights will help the Fire Department retain employees and keep morale high.Fayetteville became the first city in the state to adopt the Firefighters Bill of Rights, following City Council approval last month.Arkansas stat
NYC — Leaders of an emergency medical services workers union say a years-long contract stalemate and low pay have decimated the spirits and ranks of the FDNY’s ambulance crews, sparking longer wait times for first responders.The workers have been embroiled in negotiations with the FDNY — which overs
MILWAUKEE, WI —Multiple street takeovers occurred throughout Milwaukee on Saturday night, leading to numerous 911 calls and raising concerns about police staffing shortages.Videos obtained by WISN 12 News show chaotic scenes at various intersections, including 6th and Clybourn streets, where someone
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The City has filed a counterclaim against the Memphis Fire Fighters Association and the Memphis Police Association, the latest in the disagreement between the City of Memphis and two of its unions.The city now filing challenges against the legal standing of union agreements. It asks
HENDERSON, NV — Henderson’s recently appointed police chief has sent a seven-page letter to leadership at two police unions outlining details of a post-mediation contract offer between the city and unions.The city of Henderson says that on Aug. 11, the unions were offered a proposal that would have
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police is weighing in on what they want to see in the next top cop who comes after Police Chief Johnny Jennings when he retires at the end of the year.A survey also just went out online asking people who live and work in the city to ran
Cherokee County, GA — Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) has boosted its minimum staffing from two fire fighters per apparatus to three after Local 4047 leaders spent years pushing for the change. Three-person staffing began August 17, using about 40 new fire fighters from two recent recruit classe
Stockton, CA — After eight weeks without a deal, Stockton firefighters and city officials have reached a tentative contract agreement.President of Local 456, the union that represents Stockton’s fire crews, Devin Robson told Stocktonia an agreement was reached Thursday morning. The union’s new contr
Clarksville, TN — After a long-term effort by the Clarksville Fire Fighters Association to raise awareness about firefighter pay, some city leaders are recommending a special study to take a closer look at compensation rates.The study would compare the pay rate for firefighters in Clarksville with o
Jamestown, NY — Jamestown City Council has approved a new contract with the Firefighter’s Union.The collective bargainingagreement between the City of Jamestown and Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association Local 137 is for January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028.Continue reading on WRFA
U.S. Nationwide — When police officers responded to a disturbance call at a home in Tremonton, Utah, on Sunday, a man there immediately started shooting at them. Two officers were killed, a sheriff’s deputy was wounded and a police dog was also hospitalized with injuries. It was an ambush. Mayor Lyl
Bethlehem, PA — A jam-packed Democratic field seeking the Lehigh Valley’s congressional seat might be close to bursting after a retired Bethlehem firefighter formally entered the midterm race Tuesday morning.Bob Brooks, president of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association, is the fif
