New York judge to decide within week on firefighters’ ‘sick call’ policy

  • Source: Watertown Daily News
  • Published: 12/07/2017 12:00 AM

Watertown - A state Supreme Court judge on Wednesday reserved decision regarding an injunction to block the city from a new policy that prohibits firefighters from being called into work when their colleagues call in sick. Last month, the City Council decided in executive session to establish a new policy that will not allow firefighters to be brought into work when others call in sick, a move that City Manager Sharon A. Addison admitted violates the union contract. The union promptly filed a grievance. Following oral arguments by attorneys, Judge James P. McClusky said he would make his written decision known within a week. The city and Watertown Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 191 are in the midst of a bitter three-year contract dispute. The new practice of “not backfilling” sick firefighters began on Nov. 12.



Comments

We welcome comments from registered users. Comments are solely the responsibility of those who post them; their viewpoints are not endorsed by the Daily Dispatch and DailyDispatch.com. (read more)
Highlight
ship name
no comments have been added


FREE QUICK SUBSCRIBE
Sign up to subscribe to custom state Daily Dispatch emails for free

click to subscribe