LONG BEACH, CA – Long Beach’s Firefighters Association Local 372’s president is now saying they will match a proposal by the Police Officers Association to start covering all the employee’s share of pension costs, but union officials say they want a promise that there won’t be a reduction of staffing in return.
“We’re going to give the city what they want,” Local 372 President Rich Brandt said. “They’re looking for the 9% employee pension cost and a second tier (with reduced pension benefits for new hires), and we’re ready to give them that. But in return, we want a guarantee that they will retain safe staffing for the city.”
BALTIMORE – Baltimore City firefighters are being stretched thin because of dozens of vacancies within its department. The head of the Baltimore City Fire Union
NEW YORK — Andrew Brown, a former financial advisor for the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association, spent years helping its president and treasurer misappropriate money
The federal agency said dozens of firefighters earned a flat rate between $200 and $250 a day regardless of frequent overtime. Backpay checks will range
