Posted on · Senate Bill 736, sponsored by Houston mayoral candidate John Whitmire, would help bring resolution to a longstanding labor dispute between the city and its firefighters. The bill passed the Texas Senate and House and now needs a signature by Gov. Greg Abbott to immediately become state law.
Posted on · On Monday's show: A closer look at a dispute over staffing levels at the Houston Fire Department, the first new psychiatric hospital in over two decades opens in Houston, and veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers your questions.
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 · It's part of an ongoing pay dispute between the city and the Houston Professional Fire Fighters' Association.
Posted on · Without collective bargaining, the "raise" is not a raise at all, Lancton said -- it's a bonus.
Posted on · HFD began the pandemic understaffed, due to relatively low firefighter salaries, according to the Houston firefighters union president.
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 · It’s the latest fallout between the union and the mayor in a long-running dispute over firefighter salaries and working conditions.
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 · Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña says when the budget is tight, usually rescue training is the first thing to go.
Posted on · Houston fire officials say more and more firefighters are experiencing PTSD rates similar to that of military veterans.
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.
Posted on · The HPFFA has turned in more than 30,000 signatures to the City Secretary.