mandatory subject

Curt VaroneOctober 28, 2024
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Shift Trade Qualifications a Mandatory Subject of Bargaining for Illinois Firefighters

The Illinois Court of Appeals has ruled that it is an unfair labor practice for a fire department to unilaterally…
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Curt VaroneOctober 11, 2023
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Washington Union Seeks Injunction to Block Contracting Out

An IAFF local in Washington state has filed suit seeking an injunction to block a fire district from contracting out…
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Curt VaroneOctober 30, 2019
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Washington Appeals Court Rules Staffing Is Bargainable Subject

The Washington Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling by the Public Employment Relations Commission that staffing is a mandatory…
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Curt VaroneMarch 29, 2017
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds An “Unambiguous and Powerful Link Between Shift Staffing and Firefighter Health and Safety”

“The testimony and documentary evidence from the arbitration proceedings … clearly establishes an unambiguous and powerful link between shift staffing…
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Curt VaroneJanuary 7, 2014
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North Kingstown Firefighters Prevail Again

There has been another decision favoring the North Kingstown Firefighters, IAFF Local 1651 in the contentious battle with town over…
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Curt VaroneOctober 1, 2013
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Seven North Kingstown Fire Department Cases Consolidated

In a highly unusual move, the Presiding Justice of the Superior Courts in the State of Rhode Island, Judge Alice…
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