City of Houston
Up To 400 Firefighters, 100 Municipal Workers Face Layoffs Over Proposition B
Posted on · Houston City Council Member Steve Le’s office confirmed the layoffs. Notices could go out within weeks.
Tag: Proposition B
Politics
Boykins Delays Most Of Houston City Council Agenda As Fight Over Firefighters Continues
Posted on · City Council will have to wait two weeks to vote on today's agenda.
Politics
As Prop B Lawsuits Continue, Splits Emerge In Houston City Council
Posted on · The question of whether pay parity for firefighters is constitutional is still working its way through the courts. But some city council members are anxious to avoid the appearance that they’re thwarting the will of the voters.
Politics
Council Members Weigh Options To Pay For Proposition B
Posted on · Houston City Council’s Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee are proposing nearly 20 ideas for how the city can pay for voter-mandated firefighter raises.
City of Houston
City Council Prepares To Announce How It Will Implement Prop B
Posted on · The council’s Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee will meet Thursday of next week to discuss plans for raising firefighters’ salaries to match those of police.
Red, White & Blue
WATCH: How Will Houston Implement Pay Parity For Its Fire Fighters?
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News
Houston Mayor, Firefighters Union Closer To Agreement Over Prop B
Posted on · Neither side has made any concessions but both agreed to more meetings.
City of Houston
UPDATE: Houston Firefighters Union To Meet With Mayor Turner To Parley Over Prop B
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."
City of Houston
Turner Invites Firefighters Union To Discuss Prop B Implementation
Posted on · In a letter sent to Patrick ‘Marty’ Lancton, the Mayor says he wants to discuss the union’s “ideas” to establish pay parity between HPD and HFD.
Politics
How Pay Parity For Firefighters Could Define The 2019 Houston Mayor’s Race
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner’s ongoing fight with the Houston firefighters union risks alienating many of the voters who supported him in 2015.
News
Judge Orders City Of Houston To Implement Pay Parity For Firefighters
Posted on · Harris County District Court Judge Randy Wilson ruled that Prop. B doesn’t violate Texas state law. Mayor Turner says the measure will trigger layoffs of less senior firefighters.
News
Police Officers’ Union Sues Houston, Firefighters’ Union Over Pay Parity
Posted on · On Friday evening, a State District Judge granted a temporary restraining order at the request of the HPOU. The TRO blocks for now the implementation of Proposition B.
City of Houston
Houston Enacts Firefighter Pay Parity, Immediately Mounts Legal Challenge
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner argued the charter amendment violates state law. Opponents on City Council said the potential lawsuit amounts to defying the will of the voters.
City of Houston
After Approval Of HPD-HFD Pay Parity, Credit Rating Agency Downgrades Houston’s Outlook
Posted on · Fitch says implementing the amendment to the City Charter that was approved through Proposition B "will exacerbate an already challenged budgetary profile."
Houston Matters
Firefighter Response Time After Prop B, And Juvenile Judge Releases Defendants: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · Our non-experts break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news.