Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

Curt VaroneApril 20, 2015
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Chambersburg Battle Ends in Settlement

The three year battle between the Greater Chambersburg Area Paid Fire Fighters IAFF Local 1813 and the Borough of Chambersburg…
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Curt VaroneMay 19, 2014
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Part-Time Firefighters Allowed to Organize in Pennsylvania

A hearing examiner for the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board has concluded that part-time firefighters for the Borough of Emmaus are…
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Curt VaroneDecember 30, 2013
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Pennsylvania Volunteers Seeking to Unionize

Today’s burning question: Me and my buddies are volunteer firefighters… sort of. We get paid a stipend for volunteering. I…
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Curt VaroneOctober 23, 2013
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Pennsylvania Labor Board Reaffirms Chambersburg IAFF Again

The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board has issued its final ruling in the unfair labor practice case between Chambersburg Borough and…
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Curt Varone has over 50 years of fire service experience and 40 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. Besides his law degree, he also has a master’s in forensic psychology. His fire service background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid-on-call experience.

He is the author of three books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022), Managing Disciplinary Challenges in the Fire Service (2026), and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine, writing the Fire Law column.

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