scope of bargaining
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NY Appellate Division Upholds FDNY Vaccine Mandate
The Appellate Division of the NY Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the NY City Board of Collective Bargaining…
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Fire Law Roundup for November 4, 2024
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for November 4, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss a decision by the Ohio…
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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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Massachusetts Court Concludes Fire Chief Selection Process Not Bargainable
The Massachusetts Court of Appeals has ruled that the promotional process for fire chief is not a mandatory subject for…
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NY Court of Appeals Orders City to Bargain Over Disability Related Termination
The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that fire departments must bargain over the procedures used to terminate firefighters…
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Court Holds Military Leave Benefits Bargainable for Newark Firefighters
The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court has ruled that the City of Newark must comply with an…
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Pittsburgh Reaches Agreement With Union on Residency
The City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Firefighters IAFF Local 1 have reached a compromise on ending a residency requirement for…
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NY Appeals Court Upholds Staffing as Bargainable for Firefighters
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has ruled that minimum staffing is a bargainable subject that relates…
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NJ Court Rules Assignment of Probationary Firefighters Is Bargainable
Where firefighters are able to collectively bargaining, what subjects are bargainable, and what subjects not? That question intrigued me in…
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Syracuse Firefighters Prevail Over Right to Bargain Discipline
Syracuse Firefighters, IAFF Local 280, won an important victory last week in terms of maintaining their right to bargain over…
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Washington State Supreme Court Allows Staffing Decision to Stand
The Supreme Court of Washington ruled last week that a decision by the Court of Appeals holding that staffing is…
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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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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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Illinois Local Files Unfair Labor Practice Over Grooming Policy
Firefighters in Elgin, Illinois have filed an unfair labor practice charge against the city over the fire department’s enforcement of…
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