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Deadline to accept fire funds looms for Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park — Lincoln Park fire officials have until Sept. 4 to persuade a reluctant City Council to accept a $600,000 federal grant that would maintain current fire department staffing levels.

TAYLOR: Accepted grant will bring firefighters back Sept. 17

A controversial federal fire grant finally will paying off starting Sept. 17. Laid-off firefighters will be called back for the A, B and C shifts through Sept. 20 with funding provided by the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant.

Michigan Court of Appeals Approves Collective Bargaining for Ballot

The Michigan Court of Appeals today affirmed the right of working families to vote on a proposal to preserve collective bargaining. The initiative now will be placed on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Firefighters Take to the Softball Field for MDA

http://shelby-utica.patch.com/articles/firefighters-take-to-the-softball-field-for-mda-53e1723c#photo-11130636Six Metro Detroit fire department softball teams took to the field at Kyte Monroe Park Saturday for the St. Clair Shores Firefigthers Local 1744 annual fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Michigan court's collective bargaining rights decision will be sweeping

When Ashley Forsberg goes to work every day at Sparrow Hospital, she isn’t sure what she’ll be doing. As a “float” nurse, she may work one day in oncology, and orthopedics the next.

Stabenow, Levin Announce Funding for Belding Fire Department

Michigan Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin today announced federal funding that will help the Belding Fire Department improve its staffing capabilities.

Allen Park to receive $1.28M FEMA grant to hire 6 firefighters

A Detroit suburb is getting some much needed federal help to hire six firefighters. U.S. Sens. Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow on Thursday announced that Allen Park will receive a $1.28 million Federal Emergency Management Agency grant.

Special Interests and Lansing Politicians Pressure Courts to Prevent Collective Bargaining at Court of Appeals Today

The campaign to Protect Our Jobs made oral arguments before the Michigan Court of Appeals today. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Michigan directed the Court of Appeals to make a ruling by Aug. 27 to decide whether citizens will have an opportunity to vote on a Nov. 6 ballot initiative that would protect the basic right to collectively bargain.

Outsiders experience reality of firefighters' jobs

Firefighting demonstration: Mark Docherty, president of the Michigan Professional Firefighters Union, talks about the need for firefighters to have collective bargaining for the public's safety.

LINCOLN PARK: Council agrees to reconsider SAFER grant but reversal is not expected

LINCOLN PARK — After several firefighters showed to support a federal staffing grant and two spoke to Mayor Patricia Diaz Krause and the City Council, officials agreed to reconsider their stance.

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