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Pregnancy Letter

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:41:55 -0400

Contract Ratification

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:57:29 -0500

Uniform Member Grievance

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:50:18 -0500

"Snow Pay" Grievance

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:50:15 -0500

EMS News Around the Nation -- San Diego

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:28:12 -0500

San Diego Firefighters Union May Lose Members In Split
From SignonSanDiego.com, December 5
SAN DIEGO, CA San Diego City Firefighters Local 145 is about to lose about one-third of its membership, a deficit that could weaken its political clout.
About 400 paramedics and emergency medical technicians who staff ambulances under a city contract voted this week to separate from Local 145 and join the National Emergency Medical Services Association.
Local 145 has represented those workers since 1997, when San Diego Fire-Rescue and Rural/Metro Ambulance created San Diego Medical Services, a public-private enterprise.
The split is not yet final pending certification by the National Labor Relations Board. Alan Arrollado, secretary-treasurer of Local 145, said his union will evaluate the election result and decide whether to challenge it.
It's a significant impact to our membership population, he said. It's much easier to provide representation when all the groups are represented by one bargaining unit.

Drug Testing Grievance

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:22:53 -0500

FLSA Arbitration Decision

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:41:27 -0500

Unit Certification Modification Petition

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:22:59 -0400

PERB Certification for Local 36

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:44:28 -0400

DC Code regarding Lateral Transfer to Firefighting

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:44:20 -0400

Councilmember Mendelson Letter

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:36:35 -0400

FLSA Arbitration

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:41:55 -0400

Our FLSA Grievance is scheduled to go to Arbitration in August. Further Updates as they occur. Download a copy here.

PFC Clinic

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:32:33 -0400

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS

Kelly Valentine, Director of the Office of Risk Management (overseer of the DC Disability Compensation Program), has admitted under oath (at a DC Council Committee hearing) and in an email that civilian employees of the DC Fire and EMS Department are NOT REQUIRED TO UTILIZE THE POLICE AND FIRE CLINIC AS THEIR DISABILITY COMPENSATION TREATMENT PROVIDER.

An email has been sent to Chief Rubin regarding these statements and demanding that DCFEMS IMMEDIATELY CEASE AND DESIST ENFORCING THIS ILLEGAL POLICY. That email is available here.

Mailing List

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:30:27 -0400

Local 3721 Mailing List

We are establishing an electronic mailing list for the members of Local 3721. To sign up, please send an email to Steve Chasin or Andy Bachelder to get your name on the list. This list will help to improve communications among the members, and make it easier to keep everyone up to date on what is happening.

Arbitration Update

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:43:48 -0500

The following group & class action cases have panels and/or have been scheduled for Arbitration.

1. 8 HR OT Grievance (11/21)

2. Short Week / Long Week (12/2 & 12/3)

3. Sick Leave Restriction (Date not set, Arbitrator picked 11/3)

4. Leave Hour Accrual (Date not set, Arbitrator not picked)

5. MFRI Testing & NREMT Testing (Date not set, Arbitrator not picked)

6. Several Disciplinary related cases (Dates not set yet)

Updates will be provided as they occur.

FLSA Grievance

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:41:48 -0500

Grievances & Negotiations Update

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:00:05 -0400

The following grievances are pending arbitration:

1. 8 hour OT Grievance

2. Short Week Long Week Grievance

3. MFRI Testing Grievance.

4. NREMT Testing Grievance

We have had our first meeting with the City and OLRCB regarding implementation of the EMS Task Force Recommendations. Further meetings will be scheduled and we expect to commence both negotiations over some topics, and impact & effects bargaining for others. Updates to come.

Transition Retirement Presentation

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:20:55 -0400

NREMT Grievance

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:07:00 -0400

FEMS Transition Documents (PDF) 5/9/2008

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:35:22 -0400