It Chapter 10 – organize labor and the fire officer Flashcards
A union member who is appointed or elected to be the first line of labor representation at the workplace. This union member is of the workforce who has received additional training and labor relations.
Shop steward
IAFF represents over ……….. firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the US and Canada.
300,000
the date IAFF was established ……..?
2/28/1918
Key recommendations that form the foundation of any strong supervisor/employee relationship between a fire officer and a fire fighter include the following:
- Schedule regular one on one meetings between you as the fire officer and each member of your company
- Schedule regular meetings with the company as a whole
- If a disagreement arises work together to articulate the concern and to develop possible solutions
- If the personal and professional relationship between you and a fire fighter is rocky from the beginning and both of you have decided to work to improve it, start by listing the areas in which you can succeed together. Set goals and deadlines. Start with goals that are easily attainable and build on these successes
A dispute, claim, or a complaint that any employee or a group of employees may have about the Interpretation, application, or alleged violation of some provision of the labor agreement or personnel regulations
Grievance
A formal structured process that is employed within an organization to resolve a grievance
Grievance procedure
Non-documented verbal notification or informal grievance should provide three important pieces of information:
- The article and section of the labor agreement or personal regulation alleged to have been violated
- A full statement of the grievance, giving facts, dates, and times of events as well as specific violations
- A statement of the desired remedy or adjustment
The second step of a grievance procedure.
Employee prepares and submits a written Grievance
The supervisor has ………calendar days to reach a decision and provide a written reply to the initial written grievance
10 calendar days
Third step and grievance procedure?
Grievance written out on specific grievance form with copies of the step two grievance form and supervisors response attached to this document
10 days to respond
Fourth step of grievance procedure
Presented to the fire chief, a written grievance form, along with all previous grievance documentation from previous steps.
Fire chief has 10 days to respond
The basis of formal labor relations in the United States. It grants workers the right to decide by majority vote, which organization will represent them at the labor-management bargaining table.
Requires management to bargain with duly elected union representatives and outlaws yellow dog contracts
Wagner-Connor Act
Established the procedures that are commonly called collective bargaining
When and where was the first fully paid fire department in the United States established?
Cincinnati Ohio 1853
Establishing minimum standards for wages and to spell out administrative procedures covering work time and compensation, including overtime entitlement is the primary purpose for ……..
FLSA
Public safety workers were added to FLSA coverage in 1986
Four person crews Operating on a low hazard structure fire completed tasks on the fire ground an average of ……..than 2 person crews
7 mins faster, 30%
When responding to a high-rise Fire, by the time a 3person crew reached the fire it was ……….% more heat energy than the fire encountered by 6 person crews doing the same work
60% more heat energy
Legislation that banned yellow dog contracts.
Employers forcing employees to sign a pledge stating they would not join a union as long as the company employed them
Norris – LaGuardia act of 1932
Legislation which required unions to engage in good faith bargaining.
The Taft-Hartley labor act of 1947
Federal legislation passed in 1912 prohibits federal employees from……..
Striking
Situation in which the parties in a dispute have reached a deadlock in negotiations
Impasse
What are the three primary components that the range, scope, and tasks of a fire officer supervisory activities are defined by?
1.The local labor contract
2. The municipalities personnel regulations
3. The fire departments rules, regulations, and procedures
What is the basis for a strong, positive, and effective supervisory/employee relationship?
Open, honest, and constant communications between the fire officer and the fire fighter
Who is generally the first point of contact between the workers and the organization?
 The fire officer
Prior to Norris LaGuardia act of 1932, some employers required workers to sign a pledge that they would not join a union as long as the company employed them. What were these pledges called ?
Yellow dog contracts
President Franklin Roosevelt signed this act, that guaranteed unions the right to collective bargaining. Afterwards workers flocked to join both the AFL and CIO.
National Industrial Recovery Act
NIRA 1933
The most significant provision of the Taft Hartley labor act that affects firefighters is referred to as ___________,which the president can order employees back to work.
Strikes during a national emergency
Landrum griffin act of 1959 established a bill of rights for who?
Members of labor organizations
Federal legislation passed in 1912 prohibits federal employees from _______.
Striking
What was the purpose of the original right to work legislation in 1947?
Prohibit the practice of (closed shops), in which a worker must be a member of a particular union to work for a company
Firefighters in Memphis Tennessee threatened to strike in 1918 and succeeded in obtaining this, allowing firefighters more time at home.
Two-platoon work schedule
When did the (FSLA) Fair Labor Standards Act originally pass, as part of Roosevelts new deal
1938
