APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (AZFamily) — An Arizona Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday could make it more difficult for firefighters to get medical care for work-related illnesses.The decision surrounds Robert Vande Krol’s claim filed in January 2021, a few months after being diagnosed with brain cancer he s
HACKENSACK — A federal judge has dismissed a city police officer’s lawsuit against the Police Department that alleged he was subjected to retaliation for his work with the police union and his association with others who opposed the police director’s appointment.Continue reading at www.northjersey.c
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — LaTesha Watson, Henderson’s police chief from September 2017 until she was fired in April 2019, filed a federal lawsuit in September 2020. The suit claimed, among other things, racial discrimination and hostile work environment, violation of her civil rights, defamation and libel
The city of Los Angeles has reached a deal with firefighters and paramedics to pay up to $9.5 million to settle a legal dispute about unpaid overtime from 2020 to 2024.That money comes on top of $1.2 billion in overtime already paid out to fire department employees over those same four years, accord
Groveport Police Chief Casey Adams will return to duty Monday after an outside law firm found no evidence to support sexual harassment claims filed against him in February, the city announced Friday.Adams, who has served as chief of the Groveport Police Department since April 2021, was placed on adm
Declaring an impasse, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #10 President Justin Hoban said the union is moving toward arbitration as it looks to secure a new, three-year contract with the Town of Ocean City.Despite efforts to reach some middle ground in its triennial contract negotiations, Ocean City Lod
DANBURY — The state has assigned a mediator to facilitate negotiations for a new police union contract for officers in the Danbury Police Department whose contract expired nearly 10 months ago, according to a Connecticut Department of Labor official. Continue reading at www.newstimes.com
CLEVELAND — Starting next month, Cleveland Division of Police officers will be getting a raise.City council unanimously approved a new union contract Monday evening following negotiations with Mayor Justin Bibb and the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association.Continue at WKYC.com.
LEWISTON, ID — LEWISTON – Lewiston Firefighters Local 1773 welcomes the recent ruling by the District Court of the Second Judicial District, which mandates that the City of Lewiston enter into mediation-arbitration as outlined in the firefighters’ collective labor agreement. The union had called
MANHATTAN — A federal appeals panel on Wednesday affirmed a record settlement resolving a federal class action over so-called “kettling” tactics used by New York City law enforcement to trap civil rights protesters.A three-judge panel for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a summary order
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — A citizen-led review process will move forward even after Oklahoma City Police say a former sergeant tied to a viral use of force case that injured an elderly man resigned.News 4 was the first to report last week that Joseph Gibson resigned from the Oklahoma City Police Departmen
LOS ANGELES, CA — After the Los Angeles officials announced Wednesday that layoffs within the government would be “inevitable” to make up for a $1 billion budget deficit for the coming fiscal year, city officials are bracing for uncomfortable conversations, especially with unions. In the past couple
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Union reps, community members, and firefighters themselves took the podium Monday night at Winston-Salem’s City Council meeting, all asking for one thing, to go back to previous staffing levels.They said this isn’t a game of numbers, it could be a matter of life or death.Contin
San Jose said no to letting its firefighters participate in a state-funded cancer prevention and research program — until pressure forced the city to reverse course.Thirteen state legislators advocated for San Jose firefighters in a Feb. 14 letter to participate in the program that wouldn’t cost the
Albany County is launching a program to recruit firefighters.County Executive Dan McCoy says a Service Academy pilot program aims to fill a shortage across the county.The Democrat says the program is especially important now as warmer, drier spring weather increases the risk for wildfires. Speaking
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Some of the 2,000 New York state correction officers terminated from their jobs for remaining on strike are struggling to move forward as they seek work elsewhere.Not only are they not able to work as correction officers in the state prison system, but due to an executive order sig
New York state recently fired some 2,000 correctional officers for not returning to work following a three-week, unsanctioned strike. Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order blocking the fired employees from jobs at other state agencies.Public sector workers in New York are not authorized to go
New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association President Peter Andreyev said the latest report on the State Health Benefits Plan showed “ongoing challenges” with the plan’s cost projections.Andreyev’s statement said the plan’s cost projections have fallen short and led to a “significant financi
What’s happening: The city of Cleveland and the union representing rank-and-file police officers have come to a tentative agreement on a new three-year labor agreement that will give officers a 9% raise.State of play: Once approved by city council, the contract will go into effect April 1.Continue r
GREENWICH — The Silver Shield Association, the local police union, has reached a new labor agreement with the town, which will give its 155 members pay raises each of the three years the contract is in effect.The new contract grants a 2.75% gross wage increase in the first year of the contract and 2
WASHINGTON — FEMA has canceled all classes at the premier training ground for firefighters in Frederick County.The National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg serves first responders from across the country, offering free training programs aimed at reducing the number of deadly fires.The academy serves 90,0
Lifelong Erie resident Rebecca A. Gross expressed optimism when, at 23 years old, she was sworn in as an Erie police patrol officer in June 2022.Gross said she appreciated the challenges of a job in law enforcement — a job she was starting two years after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis i
AUSTIN, Texas – A proposed Texas law would require mandatory cancer screenings for firefighters across the state.On Monday, a Texas House subcommittee on County & Regional Government under the Texas House Committee of Intergovernmental Affairs considered House Bill 198.Continue reading at www.fox7au
MINNEAPOLIS — In 1992, the Minneapolis Fire Department made history when it staffed the first all-female crew.By 2002, women made up 15% of the department. But now that pace has slowed.“It’s definitely very heavy,” Julie Bode, a Minneapolis firefighter said. “Just knowing that yeah, three decades ag
