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City Will Pay $1.1 Million in Arbitration Settlement with Police Union

January 13, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Mayor Eddie Sundquist tells WRFA that the city of Jamestown will have to pay an estimated $1.1 million in back pay to members of the Jamestown Kendall Club police union, following the announcement last month that the highest court in New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbitration, Eddie Sundquist, Fessenden Laumer & DeAngelo, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Kendall Club, New York State Court of Appeals

City Will Have to Pay Estimated $800,000 in Back Wages After State High Court Denies Arbitration Motion

December 17, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN – The ongoing legal battle involving an arbitration ruling between the city of Jamestown and its police union appears to finally be over. As a result, the city will have to pay union members over $800,000 in back wages. This week the New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbitration, Bond Schoeneck and King, Fessenden Laumer & DeAngelo, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Kendall Club, New York 4th Appellate Division, New York State Court of Appeals, Sam Teresi

Union Members, Retirees Speak Out on City Health Insurance Proposal

November 17, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A group of current and retired city workers were at Jamestown City Hall Monday night to picket and call attention to their opposition to the mayor's proposal to change the healthcare plan for retirees. The protest took place as the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 2021 City Budget, Eddie Sundquist, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Kim Ecklund, Marie Carrubba, Shawn Shilling

Arguments in Police Union Arbitration Appeal Scheduled for March 30

February 25, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN – The legal battle over a two-year labor contract between the City of Jamestown and its police union will take its next step at the end of March in state appellate court in Rochester. According to the calendar page of the State Supreme … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbitration, Bond Schoeneck and King, Charles DeAngelo, Chautauqua County Supreme Court, Compulsory Interest Arbitration, Fessenden Laumer & DeAngelo, James Dillon, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Kendall Club, New York 4th Appellate Division, Sam Teresi, Terence O'Neil

City Firefighters Union Says Rise in EMS Calls Combined with Under-staffing Puts Community at Risk

September 10, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association is voicing its concern about under-staffing in the department that it claims is putting city residents at risk. On Monday morning the union representing 50 firefighters in the city … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alstar Ambulance Services, Capital Infrastructure and Equipment Replacement Program, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Sam Teresi, Smart City Capital Investment Program, UPMC Chautauqua

Challenge to Arbitration Decision Involving Jamestown Police Union Contract Goes to Court March 18

March 7, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The case involving the City of Jamestown challenging a recent arbitration panel's decision involving a contract with its police union will go before the State Supreme Court in Chautauqua County later this month. Last October the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbitration, Bond Schoeneck and King, Chautauqua County Supreme Court, City of Plattsburgh, Fessenden Laumer & DeAngelo, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Kendall Club, Plattsburgh Firefighters Association Local 2421, Sam Teresi, Todd Thomas

Mayor to Update City Council on Arbitration Ruling Nov. 5

October 31, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi and other city officials are still reserving comment on a recent arbitration ruling involving the collective bargaining agreement with the city police union. Earlier this month a ruling was posted by the Public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbitration, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Kendall Club, Public Employment Relations Board, Sam Teresi

City Officials Reserve Comment on Recent Arbitration Ruling

October 19, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN -Jamestown mayor Sam Teresi and his staff are staying tight-lipped regarding the recent decision of an arbitration panel involving the city and its police union. On Wednesday a ruling was posted by the Public Employment Relations Board … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arbitration, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Joe Bellitto, Kendall Club, Marilyn Fiore-Lehman, Sam Teresi

City Council Hears Concerns from Fire Union, Eagle St. Residents

September 24, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - In spite of the cool temperatures and noticeable winds the Jamestown City Council held its September voting session outdoors at Chadakoin Park on Monday night. Among the items that came up, Shawn Shilling - the president of Jamestown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Liuzzo, Chadakoin Park, Greenman Pederson, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Shawn Shilling, Tracy Plaza

Teresi: Arbitration Hearing Between City and Police Union Scheduled for Mid February 2018

October 18, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

"We are anxiously awaiting the case to move forward to be educated, apparently, on the true nature of the city's financial position." - Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi JAMESTOWN - Mayor Sam Teresi says the arbitration hearing between the city and its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Howard Foster, Jamestown City Administrative Association, Jamestown Police Department, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Jim Olson, John Crotty, Kendall Club, Sam Teresi

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