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 · Mayor Sylvester Turner says the city will return to the negotiating table, but the "most realistic" option is to proceed with state authorized collective bargaining.
Posted on · The union responds that not all the firefighters have received a raise and says thousands of members could file grievances against the City.
Posted on · However, a judge has issued a temporary restraining order to prevent use of City resources to speak against the ballot measure
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 · Arbitrators have ruled that the City of Houston was wrong in suspending three firefighters for allegedly threatening former HPFFA president Bryan Sky-Eagle.