OGDENSBURG â The last remaining laid-off city firefighter has been brought back to work this…
OGDENSBURG â The prolonged disagreement over city fire department staffing could lead to a smaller roster than anticipated if an agreement with city leadership isnât reached soon.
As part of the cityâs latest proposal, the city would pursue reducing the fire department from 20 to 16 firefighters â meaning four more layoffs â if the union doesnât accept the contract offer. Since Jan. 1, the city fire department has been trimmed from 27 to 20 firefighters, and the additional cuts would bring the total staff reduction to 11.
The department is currently operating with 21 firefighters as the fire chief salary is being used to fund the 21st position. But at the end of the month, another firefighter will retire, dropping the department back to 20.
OGDENSBURG â The last remaining laid-off city firefighter has been brought back to work this…
OGDENSBURG â The prolonged disagreement over city fire department staffing could lead to a smaller roster than anticipated if an agreement with city leadership isnât reached soon.
As part of the cityâs latest proposal, the city would pursue reducing the fire department from 20 to 16 firefighters â meaning four more layoffs â if the union doesnât accept the contract offer. Since Jan. 1, the city fire department has been trimmed from 27 to 20 firefighters, and the additional cuts would bring the total staff reduction to 11.
The department is currently operating with 21 firefighters as the fire chief salary is being used to fund the 21st position. But at the end of the month, another firefighter will retire, dropping the department back to 20.
OGDENSBURG — One week after the city fire union withdrew five articles from its grievance claim, city officials hit back with a strong argument about why they think the union’s
OGDENSBURG — The ongoing dispute between the city and its fire union resulted in the elimination of four assistant fire chief positions this week, but a new development Wednesday revealed
Monday, January 11, 2021 - 1:56 pm
BY JIMMY LAWTON
North Country This Week
OGDENSBURG – An injunction that would allow laid-off firefighters to continue working as the city and union hash out a deal in arbitration has been denied.
“The court concludes any arbitration award which might later be rendered in the Union s favor will not be rendered ineffectual by the failure to grant a preliminary injunction in this special proceeding. If the Union is successful, harm to the Union or its members may be remedied by the awards of reinstatement, back pay, and accrued but unpaid benefits,” Judge Mary Farley said in her order.