San Antonio fire union president says contract talks should be departure from past acrimony
The new head of the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association hopes its battles with the City of San Antonio are behind them. The union hopes to make up lost ground on firefighter pay when contract negotiations start Thursday.
Firefightersโ union president: Members claim SAFD leadership has โmanagement mafiaโ culture
The San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association President says his conversations with city staff indicate there's ongoing investigations into the culture inside the San Antonio Fire Department administration.
$8K bill for city records holds up SAFD union talks
SAN ANTONIO โ While police union representatives and city negotiators are scheduled to meet on a collective bargaining deal next week, firefighters are refusing to meet with the city until they resolve a $8,000 bill. That's the charge for 92,000 documents responding to more than three dozen questions submitted last month by the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association. The city Thursday passed a $2.4 billion budget that includes lowering the contribution for healthcare coverage for uniformed employees to $10,000 per year. Wednesday, the SAPFA said it would not meet with the city until it had the documents from the city. Representatives with the San Antonio Police Officers Association are scheduled to meet with the city Sept. 23.