Posted on · Senate Bill 736 requires that an independent and neutral third party be appointed to be an arbitrator when negotiations between the city and the firefighters break down.
Posted on · Houston Public Media spoke with Houston Fire Union President Marty Lancton, who was appointed to Gov. Abbott's Texas Task Force on Concert Safety this week.
Posted on · The decision comes as the fire union fights to have signatures verified in time for a crucial August deadline to have a new charter amendment placed on the November ballot — a process Mayor Sylvester Turner said this week could instead take months.
Posted on · The ruling would reinstate Lancton as a city employee, and would also grant the him with full back pay.
Posted on · The Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association and the city of Houston have been locked in a years-long legal battle over a pay increase through a collective bargaining contract since 2017.
Posted on · A resolution by members of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association criticizes Peña for underfunding the Fire Department. Mayor Turner says it’s a political move.
Posted on · The firefighters union’s demand for “complete access” to City financial and budget records is framed in a way that makes it difficult, if not impossible, for Mayor Sylvester Turner to comply.
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner and Patrick 'Marty' Lancton, president of the firefighters union, have made some progress on implementing Prop. B, but there's no final agreement.
Posted on · Houston City Council Member Steve Le’s office confirmed the layoffs. Notices could go out within weeks.
Posted on · The union is also seeking a court order "compelling the city to begin paying firefighters equally with police officers on a rank-by-rank basis."
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner campaigned against Proposition B arguing that pay parity between the Police and Fire Departments would hurt the City’s finances.
Posted on · HPFFA says Sylvester Turner and Dave Martin violated the Texas Election Code, but the Mayor contends the union is trying to block him from discussing the cost of pay parity
Posted on · The HPFFA urges the City ‘to respect the will of the voters' and put the issue on the ballot
Posted on · Firefighters want to be paid on par with Houston police officers. The city says the degree of increase being sought would stretch the city's resources.