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Seven Council Members Call Sundquist’s Remarks on Council Voting Down Firefighter Contract ‘Inflammatory’

February 7, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Seven Jamestown City Council members issued a statement calling Mayor Eddie Sundquist's remarks after Council voted down the firefighter's contract "inflammatory." The five Council member who voted down the contract as well as Council Member at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Eddie Sundquist, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Kim Ecklund, Regina Brackman, Tony Dolce

Jamestown Firefighter’s Union Issues Response to Contract Rejection by City Council

February 4, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Firefighter's Union issued a response to Jamestown City Council voting down their contractual agreement. The statement from Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association Local 137 President Ben McLaughlin raises concerns over the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Ben McLaughlin, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Labor Contract

Jamestown City Council Votes Down Firefighters Contract, Approves Police Contract

February 1, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council voted down a contract with the Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association in a vote of 5 to 2 at its voting session Monday. The contract covered January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024 and would have included hiring four … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, Andrew Faulkner, Brent Sheldon, Eddie Sundquist, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Jeff Russell, Kendall Club PBA, Kendall Club Police Benevolent Association, Kim Ecklund, Marie Carrubba, Randy Daversa

Jamestown City Council to Vote on Equipment Purchases, Employee Contract

January 31, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will vote on $1.26 million in equipment purchases for the Public Works and Parks Departments tonight. They also will review two employee contracts. The funding for the equipment comes from American Rescue Plan lost revenue … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, B. Delores Thompson, Grant Olson, Greg Rabb, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Jim Olson, Kendall Club PBA, Marie Carrubba

City Council Approves Purchasing 4 Police Vehicles, Tables Firefighters Union Contract

December 28, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council has approved purchasing four new police vehicles and funding the first phase of the Chadakoin River stabilization project. The funding of $160,000 for the police vehicles will come from the lost revenue category of funding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, Chadakoin River, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Eddie Sundquist, Jamestown City Administration Association, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency, JCAA, Kim Ecklund

Jamestown City Council to Vote on Fire Fighter Union Contract, American Rescue Plan Funded Projects

December 27, 2021 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will vote on a new contract with the Fire Department's Union tonight. The new contract includes hiring four additional firefighters, along with adding a second ambulance. It also includes wage increases of 2.5% for years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan, CARES Act, Chadakoin River, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Jamestown City Administration Association, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Professional Firefighters Association, JCAA

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

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