May 10, 2012 – The House of Representatives has brushed aside objections from the White House and the IAFF to endorse a budget plan that will result in significant cutbacks in fire protection and require federal fire fighters to pay more out of pocket to qualify for a pension. The legislation, HR 5652, was approved by a vote of 218-199. Read More...
From Federal Times..
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee last week voted to increase federal employees' pension contributions by 5 percent of pay and cut future employees' Social Security supplements.
The cuts — required by the House fiscal 2013 budget authored by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. Read More...
Funding has been secured to bring all stations in compliance with vehicle exhaust fume removal systems, so we can expect all Plymovent systems to be functional within 90 days.
If there is a problem with this equipment in your station that hasn't been reported yet, company officers should report it immediately to the Division Chief. Read More...
Recently, Management has been denying or cancelling "spot" Leave requests on the grounds that allowing those employees to take Leave would have resulted in having to hire overtime personnel. On February 21, the Union met with the Fire Chief to discuss this action. Read More...
LetterOpposingHR3613.pdf
