The Portland Fire Fighters’ Association represents firefighters working for the City of Portland, Oregon. During the collective bargaining agreement for the period July 1, 2012,
Firefighters for the City of Syracuse, New York are represented by the Syracuse Firefighter’s Association. City firefighters undergo employment-related medical examinations with the Fire Physician
The City of Sharonville, Ohio and Local 4498 of the IAFF are parties to a collective bargaining agreement covering members of the Sharonville Fire Department.
Section § 89C-3(b)(2) of Hawai’i Revised Statutes requires government employers to adjust the benefits and pay of civil service employees excluded from collective bargaining to
AFSCME Local 4041 represents the corrections officers employed by the State of Nevada’s Warm Springs Correctional Center. For several years, officers worked a mixed schedule
In January 2015, the City of Chicago and Lodge #7 of the Fraternal Order of Police agreed to a letter of understanding that facilitated a
Prior to the Missouri General Assembly’s enactment of HB 1413 in 2018, the State’s public labor law created a loose collective bargaining framework for public
Six civil rights actions were filed between October 2020 and March 2021 against the NYPD, the City of New York, and multiple individual NYPD officers.
Some public employers are adopting resolutions requiring collective bargaining to be conducted in public. Unions often push back on these resolutions, believing private collective bargaining
On November 1, 2016, an audit at a county in Washington uncovered an accounting software error had caused Benton County Sheriff’s Office employees, including 85
In February 2017, the City of Brook Park, Ohio, passed an ordinance calling for the City to pay $100 per month for the hospitalization and/or
On October 4, 2019, the St. Petersburg Police Officers’ Association, Inc. (POA) filed a petition seeking to represent a bargaining unit consisting of police detectives
In 2017, the Washington Legislature enacted the Paid Family Medical Leave Act. The Act provides compensation for qualifying medical or family events, such as the
Prior to 2018, there was no one place where employees could find all the workplace policies and procedures utilized by the Snohomish County Corrections Bureau
In a “meet-and-confer” environment, an employer has the right to break a contract impasse by unilaterally implementing its last best offer. What is not often
Pursuant to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement between Local 3111 of the IAFF and Anderson Township, Ohio, Lieutenant William Tillett received notice that
In collective bargaining parlance, an offer that expires on a fixed date is known as an ‘exploding offer.’ In a lengthy opinion, the California Public
From FloridaQuestion: Does being informed that the employee is a witness in an investigation negate the witness from asking for representation under Weingarten? He reasonably
In 2017, Iowa moved to a “Quadruple R” political status, with Republicans holding the governorship, both houses of the legislature, and a majority of state
The United Chief Officers Association is the exclusive bargaining representative for the 10-13 battalion chiefs in the Contra Costa County Fire District. Although the fire
Santa Clara County in California is in a bargaining relationship with the Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers’ Association. Lance Scimeca was elected Association President
A group of former officers with the City of Long Beach Police Department in New York sued the City, alleging that they were entitled to
On August 29, 2017, the State of Illinois sued the City of Chicago under Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act, the U.S. Constitution, the
Lincoln County, Washington and Teamsters Local 690 are parties to two collective bargaining agreements. One covers commissioned officers and the other covers non-commissioned employees of
In November 2010, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders declared that he would develop a citizens’ initiative to eliminate traditional pensions for new hires, except in
