Los Angeles County Firefighters IAFF Local 1014

Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat Personnel

FRIDAY UPDATE 

Brothers and Sisters, 

As we approach the holiday season and get ready to fill for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, your Union continues to work with the Department to make sure all temporary and long-term solutions for staffing shortages are in place.  This year, perhaps more than most, we have been feeling the impact of our staffing shortage. It is not lost our Executive Board, all of whom are also subject to recalls, the impact that our staffing shortage is having on our members and their families. We are working hard to try to ensure that no member works both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

The Union crafted a series of temporary solutions to help with holiday staffing.  We convened the Labor-Management Staffing Committee and presented our ideas and negotiated agreement on the temporary solutions for holiday staffing. We will continue to press the Department to find long-term solutions and hire more Firefighters which is the only true solution to this ongoing issue.  We will keep you updated on this as we move forward. While these temporary solutions are not a cure-all for every member, we believe that these will take care of the majority of the membership, ensure that we can enjoy the holiday with our families, and take care of those who will be working on the 24th and 25th. 

Trial Shift Schedule Change

Over the past week, the Executive Board has been discussing and debating the report given the to Board by the Trial Shift Schedule Change Committee. This issue as you all know has been the subject of much debate within our Board, at stations, and on social media over the past several months. 

Your Executive Board has always been committed to having the voice of the membership speak on this critically important issue. Our schedules affect not only our working life but our home lives as well.  A schedule change is both very personal to each member and their family and all-encompassing for every member of our Union. We do not take this fact lightly. 

The work of the committee was extremely valuable in that we saw the diversity of opinion within the membership and the need for a swift but deliberate resolution to this issue. We would again like to thank the Committee for their work and research on all schedule options and for their report to the Board. 

At our Executive Board meeting, we debated this issue at length and discussed the ongoing feedback we have had from the membership over the past several months. The Board was divided and presented multiple motions before we reached a resolution. There was disagreement on whether the committee recommendation to put forward only the 48/96 schedule change was the right path to represent all of our membership. The committee recommended only the 48/96 schedule be put out but by a very narrow vote almost even with 4/8.  Based on the report and the assessment of the membership's interest in both schedules, the Board took action to put both schedules before the membership.   

After debate, discussion, and multiple motions, the following motion was passed by the Executive Board for the ballot language to the membership: "Motion to put forward a one-year trial schedule change vote with yes or no (requires 50% plus one threshold), and secondly, if the first threshold is met, to list both 4/8 and 48/96 schedules as options for the trial and move forward with the schedule that garners the most votes for the trial." 

We believe that this vote will be the most accurate measurement of what our membership wants and will put us in the best position to fight for a change with the Department and the Board of Supervisors. We appreciate the patience that you have had during these months. We do not take this issue lightly and have made great efforts to give every option consideration. This process has taken extra time, but we believe that it is the right thing to do to ensure all voices are heard. We will be moving to a ballot at the beginning of next year. We will keep you updated as we begin that process and set dates for the ballots to be mailed out and returned.  There will be plenty of time to discuss and debate the issue before ballots are counted as we are going to give a full 30 days to vote to encourage everyone to cast a ballot.  Stay tuned as we roll this out near the end of the first week of January. 

In Solidarity,

President Dave Gillotte and the Local 1014 Executive Board 

Los Angeles County Firefighters IAFF Local 1014

Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat Personnel

FRIDAY UPDATE 

Brothers and Sisters, 

It was a historic week for Local 1014! On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the LA County Fire District 911 Firefighter/Paramedic Emergency Response Measure for the March 2020 ballot. This measure will change our Department for many generations to come. It will provide the funding for much-needed relief for our staffing crisis as well as replacement and upgrading of our aging fire stations and equipment. 

We would like to thank the Board of Supervisors especially Supervisors Janice Hahn and Kathryn Barger, the movers of this motion for their innovation and continuous support. We would also like to thank Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Supervisor Hilda Solis and Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas for their strong voices in support of our members and their commitment to getting the resources we need. 

We would also like to thank our 1014 Executive Board and all our partners including Chief Daryl Osby, Assistant Chief Eleni Pappas, Deputy Chief Jon O'Brian, LACoFD Medical Director Dr. Clayton Kazan, Firefighter/Paramedic Erin Regan, our Contract City officials, and our members of the business community who spoke in support of this measure for our members and our communities.  

While it is important to address the mental health side of what our members see each day, we cannot ignore the underlying issues of recalls, understaffing, deployment and lack of resources. Currently, we do not meet the national standard for staffing of the National Fire Protection Association. This has a direct impact on our ability to take care of the public and our firefighters. This measure will go a long way towards fixing those issues.

As the County has grown, we have seen an overwhelming increase in call volume and call complexity. Not since Proposition E in 1997 have we asked the voters for additional funding for our Fire Department. We have been good stewards of the public’s funds and have used them to provide world-class service to our residents. But since 1997, we have seen a dramatic shift in the scope of our emergency services, the intensity of our fire season and the use of technology as a critically important tool for providing emergency services. While our members have adapted to the growing needs of the community, we need the voters to recognize that these needs are changing for the County and our members. 

We have a lot of work to do before the March ballot and your Union will be leading the political charge to ensure that the voters understand the critical need for this funding for our members' health and safety and continued service to our communities. 

Peer Support Quarterly Training 

Today, the LA County Fire Peer Support Team hosted its final quarterly meeting of 2019 at the Dockweiler Youth Center in Playa del Rey. At the training, the Peer Support Team engaged in a year-end review highlighting the tremendous accomplishments of 2019 including the 2nd Annual Behavioral Health Safety Stand-Down, the doubling of our peer team from 70 to 140 members, and the completion of department-wide Batallion-level training for all LACOFD members. During the training, our Peer Support Team Leads held a "Peer Support Review" of the Saugus High School Shooting and discussed best practices for peer responses in the future. 

In Solidarity,

President Dave Gillotte and the Local 1014 Executive Board 

Los Angeles County Firefighters IAFF Local 1014

Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat Personnel

Click above to view video on our Twitter account. 

Brothers and Sisters,

As we gather with our families to celebrate this Thanksgiving, the Local 1014 Executive Board would like to take a moment to thank all our members for the passion and dedication you bring to the job each and every day as you serve the residents of Los Angeles County. 

We work for one of the greatest fire service agencies in the world and that's because of the men and women who make it happen each and every day. The Los Angeles County Fire Department is truly unique in the vast Structural, Air, Wildland, Forestry, Health Haz-Mat, Dispatch, Heavy Equipment and Emergency Medical Services we provide for the largest county in the nation. We are like no other agency in the world and your Local 1014 Executive Board is honored to represent you and fight on behalf of you and your families. 

We hope that this holiday weekend, you enjoy your families, the bounty of food at your table, and your many blessings.  Remember to give thanks for all we are fortunate to have and remember the hard work it took to get it here. As always, we ask that you celebrate responsibly. Choose not to drink this holiday or limit your drinks, but if you are going to drink alcohol, remember to get a driver, get a cab, or get a room. DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE AND DONT TEXT AND DRIVE! 

Finally, holidays are a time of joy and gratitude but they can also be a time of stress and for our members, a time when call loads increase and our jobs become more challenging and more demanding. That is why it is important to remind all our members to take care of each other. If you or one of your fellow brothers and sisters need help, please reach out and get that help. The Peers Support Team is always there to help or visit www.healingourown.org. 

On behalf of the dedicated members of Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014, we would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and send special thoughts and prayers to those serving in our military abroad and to those serving in our fire stations, dispatch centers and in our communities this holiday. 

In Solidarity,

President Dave Gillotte and the Local 1014 Executive Board 

Los Angeles County Firefighters IAFF Local 1014

Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat Personnel

FRIDAY UPDATE 

Brothers and Sisters, 

This week members of your Local 1014 Executive Board met with the Department to work on Manual of Operations language, IPFIRS and payroll issues to administer our negotiated benefit - Compensatory Time Off (CTO). 

It took many years to get the County to agree to allow our members to bank hours worked in lieu of overtime pay.  Under the law, CTO is treated the same as Overtime (OT) for the purposes of FLSA.  We negotiated and earned the ability to bank up to 96 hours of OT as “Time on the Books” to use at a later date. 

We have worked countless hours to develop the language for our manuals that remains true to the intent of the MOU language.  We are close to completion which includes addressing Volume 2 staffing items and timekeeping issues. We cannot stress enough that words matter to protect our FLSA pay, terms of OT tracking, and assignment to ensure a fair and equitable outcome for our members. 

Some highlights in advance of the policy are: 

• Comp Time (CT) time will be treated as Benefit Time for filling and use and all requests for CT time will be submitted on Form 38. 
• Personnel working OT may elect to bank comp time in lieu of overtime.  For a shift, 24 hours of comp time may be banked up to a maximum of 96 hours total at any given time, and the 12 hours of premium pay will be paid.  Time and one half will always be the rate we earn OT or CTO and this was key in our negotiations for FLSA purposes. 
• When a member burns a CTO Day, the member working cannot bank CTO again on that day.  This is important and prevents compounding a CTO day in perpetuity.  
• CTO days may only be banked when working in your rank, no work down CTO banked days, and when members promote or retire they will be paid their CTO hour balance, and all hours of CTO will be recorded and treated as hours worked for the purposes of FLSA and FD-7 Recording just as if they and literally they are OT hours. 
• CTO days being filled will be treated like benefit days and will be filled with available personnel only, and not garner recall for fill.  They will be treated the same as V, SP, and F days.  The likely IPFIRS codes will be CT for Comp Time Banked and ST for CTO taken.   

On the implementation side, it will remain fairly simple and includes mechanisms to prevent abuse. We will monitor to ensure all members are using the benefit appropriately and that the Department is managing the use fairly.  We hope to have a good track record of use by the time we negotiate again and increase the number of days on the books. 

We want to thank Deputy Chief William Mc Cloud and Assistant Chief Dennis Breshears for the long hours spent at the Union Hall to get this tedious but important work done so we can begin to enjoy this benefit.  The fires have died down and we are aggressively working to handle some follow up work on our manual language. We expect to have this item done before the holidays.  

I have asked the Chief to help me to prioritize and finish some critical working and pay items for a Merry Christmas year-end finish. We will have more info on those later but know that CTO is one of those items to help us as we deal with the staffing shortage and year-end wildfires. 

REMINDER: All Local 1014 members need to update their contact information with the Union in order to receive our weekly communications and important information including election ballots. 

In Solidarity,

President Dave Gillotte and the Local 1014 Executive Board 

Los Angeles County Firefighters IAFF Local 1014

Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat Personnel

FRIDAY UPDATE 

Brothers and Sisters, 

As we face the day after the horrific events at Saugus High School, we are reminded of the importance of our children and families. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families of the Saugus High School shooting.

We have over 600 IAFF members living within a ten miles radius of the shooting. We also had several members whose children attend Saugus High School. This incident was close to home for many of our members and for our fire service community, we are thankful that all our members and their families are safe.

Our LACoFD Peer Support Team Lead Jake Windell and the Labor-Management supported Peer Support Teams were at the incident command post leading the effort to administer critical behavioral health support to our families, the community and our first responders as we process this tragedy. Our Peer Teams were able to respond quickly and effectively to this incident due to the structure that we have through our labor-management Behavioral Health Program. As we work to begin the healing process for the victims, our members, and the community, we would like to thank the LA County Department of Mental Health for their assistance and Supervisor Kathryn Barger for her quick response to this tragedy. Additionally, we would like to thank all our IAFF partner locals who reached out, many of whom have benefited from our peer support resources, to assist our members. 

California Joint Apprentice Committee (Cal-JAC) 15th Biennial Conference  

Local 1014 was proud to be a participant in and a sponsor for the 15th Biennial Cal-JAC Conference this past week. Your Local 1014 Executive Board along with our management partners participated in a two-day intensive seminar on topics ranging from leading teams under pressure to understanding unconscious bias. This conference offers an opportunity for labor and management to discuss critical issues, find solutions and engage in collaborative learning for the benefit of our members and our communities. 

At the conference this year, President Dave Gillotte, Co-Chair of the CA State Behavioral Health Task Force, worked with the task force on criteria for departments across the state to maintain compliance with the newly signed AB1116 Peer Support Bill. Additionally, our own Peer Support Coordinator Scott Ross hosted a seminar on building a behavioral health team using our LA County Peer Team and their incident responses as a model.   

A collaboration of two strong and influential forces, the Cal-JAC is co-sponsored by the Office of the California State Fire Marshal, representing management, and the California Professional Firefighters, AFL-CIO, representing labor. This partnership of management and labor creates a balance that benefits California fire departments, firefighters and ultimately the communities in which they serve.

Local 1014 was proud to be a part of continuing the tradition of improving the quality of education and training within the fire service and setting a professional standard for firefighters throughout the state of California. The work we accomplished this week will be seen not only by our current members but also by our future members as we work to create a more diverse and inclusive fire service. 

Thank you to all our members including Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers, Pilots, Health HazMat, Forestry, and Fire Prevention for continuing to show that we are the finest department in the nation. We are truly leaders in our field and our Executive Board is honored to represent you and your families. 

In Solidarity,

President Dave Gillotte and the Local 1014 Executive Board 

Los Angeles County Firefighters IAFF Local 1014

Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat Personnel

FRIDAY UPDATE 

Brothers and Sisters, 

This week, Local 1014 was proud to nominate the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) Peer Support Team for the Public Safety Peer Support Association’s (PSPSA) 2019 Meritorious Service Team Award! The national award recognizes the team’s mission of providing invaluable peer support for first responders. Congratulations on winning this prestigious award! 

The LACoFD Peer Support Team is truly the gold standard for peer support in the Fire Service. The LACoFD Peer Support Team is unparalleled in its commitment to the mission of providing behavioral health services to the 4,000 first responders within the Department, including our lifeguards and civilian personnel, and first responders nationwide. Whether it is debriefing after a traumatic incident, dealing with family issues caused by stress on the job, the loss of a loved one, or just the cumulation of stress, our Peer Support Team members are available 24/7 to help our members get healthy and get back to 100%. 

Whether it is fighting for critical funding for the Behavioral Health Program or assisting the Peer Leads with their daily needs, Local 1014 is committed to the health and safety of our members and their families. Special thank you to our Los Angeles County Fire Department Pipes and Drums for a great opening ceremony and to Dr. Mynda Ohs, Fully Involved Life, for always supporting our members!

LACERA Retirement Classes

Thank you to everyone who attended the LACERA Retirement Classes at Local 1014 this week. We had a great turnout of over 60 members and their families over the three days. If you missed this class you can schedule one by registering on the LACERA website. 

Supporting Women in LACoFD

https://www.facebook.com/Local1014/videos/1007849856213291/

Local 1014 was proud to join Fire Cheif Osby, the Executive Staff, and LACoFD to support the first all-woman crewed Lifeguard Baywatch rescue boat as they escorted the all-woman crewed Maiden as she begins her sail around the world! 

The crew of The Maiden tour the world raising awareness and funds for girls' education and empowerment! Learn more about their mission at www.themaidenfactor.org. The historic Lifeguard Baywatch rescue boat was crewed by LACoLA Members Captain Dani McMillon and Ocean Lifeguard Specialist Lauren Dale. 

We are committed, together with our LACoLA and Department partners, to increasing diversity and inclusion with the Department and continuing the mission to have our members be a reflection of the communities they serve. We were proud to be part of this historic moment for our Department! Special thank you to the Board of Supervisors for their continued support of the men and women of Local 1014 and LACoLA!

Mike Detoy - Hermosa Beach Councilmember

Finally, we would like to congratulate Brother Mike Detoy the newest Hermosa Beach Councilmember!  Local 1014 was proud to support our brother as he works to be a voice for our first responders and the communities in our newest contract city—Hermosa Beach!

President Dave Gillotte and the Local 1014 Executive Board 

Los Angeles County Firefighters IAFF Local 1014

Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat Personnel

FRIDAY UPDATE 

Brothers and Sisters, 

What a week it has been for our members and their families. Once again, we have seen this week that the "new normal" of a more intense and longer fire season is real for California and for Los Angeles County. From fighting multiple wildland fires to battling several large structure fires, while simultaneously staffing all our stations and responding to calls, our members have stepped up and shown that we are the finest Department in the nation. 

As we all recover from the intense work and get ready to roll in November, Local 1014 will back at it on the heels of the Paramedic Firefighter Class with pressure to continue the hiring we so desperately need.  It is apparent that the HR and candidate processing folks are understaffed and are out of touch with the operations side of the staffing situation. They are not at all aware or connected to the staffing crisis we feel.  We are addressing that shortfall as we move forward to rapidly hire and staff our vacancies.  Thank you to the Ops Chiefs who continue to partner with us and work to get this handled.  

Thank you for your continued commitment to our communities and for the professionalism and dedication you all show each day. Local 1014 Strong! 

Special thank you to all the photographers who have been out there documenting our members. Photos by Greg Doyle, Manny Contreras, and LACoFD. 

REMINDER: Public Education Outreach 2020 

As you have all seen by now, the Department is engaging in a public education campaign regarding our need for resources and staffing in our Department. It is vital that in the coming months we all participate in the outreach effort. Educating the public and our communities about the need for resources is a crucial part of our efforts to get more funding for our Department. Use the resources in your stations, but most importantly tell your stories. Tell your stories to our communities about the effects of recalls on your families. The most critical piece of this education effort is you. 

LACERA Pre-Retirement Classes at Local 1014

Local 1014 will be hosting retirement classes for our members. We are encouraging those over 50 years old to attend for the best information about the retirement process.

This is a full day of retirement training giving you all the tools for a successful retirement.

• Find out your monthly pension amount
• Learn how retiree healthcare works and which medical plans are offered
• Hear about social security and how it relates to your pension
• Get insight into selecting your retirement date
• LACERA and Empower (457 Plan Administrators) will be there

Classes will be held at the Local 1014 Union Hall, 3460 Fletcher Ave., El Monte and begin at 9 AM to 1 PM. All ages encouraged to attend and spouses are welcome!

DATES: Tuesday, November 5th(C Shift); Wednesday, November 6th(A Shift); Thursday, November 7th(B Shift).

Please RSVP by calling Local 1014 at 310-639-1014.

Finally, we know that this weekend is a big weekend for parties and certainly a very busy weekend for our Department. Please remember to celebrate responsibly. DONT DRINK AND DRIVE! Get a designated driver, a room, a cab, an Uber or Lyft, but do not risk your life and the lives of those around you.  Stay safe and take care of each other. 

In Solidarity,

President Dave Gillotte and the Local 1014 Executive Board 

Los Angeles County Firefighters IAFF Local 1014

Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat Personnel

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK! 

Link: https://www.facebook.com/Local1014/videos/460947637876381/

As the week begins with another massive blaze, we want to again thank all our members, Firefighters, Dispatchers, Pilots, Forestry, Fire Prevention, Wildland, and Health HazMat Personnel, for their tireless commitment to our communities. We would also like to thank our members working in stations across LACounty providing emergency services to 4 million residents throughout our unincorporated communities and 59 contract cities.

We have had an extraordinary few weeks beginning with the Saddleridge Fire, the Tick Fire and now the Getty Fire. We are also facing unprecedented winds over the next few days reaching up to 70 miles/hour. On top of all of it, we are approaching Halloween, which is also one of the busiest days for first responders all year long. We know that you are tired, you are spent from the recalls and the promise of more to come as we enter this week.

Every day we are reminded how truly unique Local 1014 is and how much our members do for not only the 4 million residents that we serve but also for our surrounding communities. When there is a need, we answer the call. We do more with less and we do it better than anyone, but that shouldn't be the case. Your Local 1014 Executive Board is continuing the fight to get more resources and more staffing with increased classes over the next year to lessen the burden. 

But this strain is not just about our membership, it is also about their families. Spouses, children, and families who make the sacrifice right along with our members each day. To all our families, thank you for your support of our mission and for your support of all our members as they work to protect lives and property. 

On behalf of the Executive Board, we are honored to represent you and your families each day. Stay safe out there and take care of each other. Local 1014 Proud!

In Solidarity,

President Dave Gillotte and the Local 1014 Executive Board 

Los Angeles County Firefighters IAFF Local 1014

Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat Personnel

FRIDAY UPDATE 

Brothers and Sisters, 

First, we want to thank all our members for again showing that LA County Firefighters are the finest in the nation as we work to protect lives and property in Santa Clarita. We are honored to represent you and your families each day. Stay safe out there and take care of each other. Local 1014 Proud! 

LA Times: Tick fire explodes overnight: 14 Freeway closed, six homes destroyed as battle intensifies

4,300-Acre Tick Fire in Santa Clarita Area Destroys 6 Structures, Threatens 15,000 Others; State of Emergency Declared

The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor

This week, your Local 1014 Executive Board attended The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor's swearing-in of the newly elected President Ron Herrera and also attended the Committee on Political Education (C.O.P.E.) meeting. Working together with our brothers and sisters from across LA County in over 300 unions, representing over 800,000 workers, we ensure that we use our collective power to put people in elected office who represent our members and will fight for the protection of their wages, hours, and working conditions. When we stand in solidarity with our fellow unions, we are unstoppable. 

We are proud to stand with elected officials like Supervisor Janice Hahn and Supervisor Kathryn Barger and all our endorsed elected officials throughout the 59 contract cities in LA County who consistently advocate for our public safety personnel, and the working conditions and equipment they need to protect our communities. 

Political action is one of the most important things we do as a union to protect our members and continue to have public safety be the number one priority for our county and our contract cities. As we have seen this week, we never know when we will be called to put our lives on the line for our communities. We need to have the equipment, personnel, and resources to keep our residents and our members safe. In order to do that, we need to put people in public office who support that mission. 

603-604 Bargaining Unit Negotiations 

Yesterday, our Executive Board negotiations team sat down with the CEO's Office and the Department again to continue our fight for a fair contract for our 603-604 Bargaining Unit members. As a reminder 603-604 Bargaining Units include Dispatchers, Heath HazMat, Fire Prevention and Forestry personnel.  We will keep you posted as we seek to get this table done in the next couple of weeks. We are prepared to fight all the way to the Board of Supervisors and mediation if necessary. We will not put forward a contract that does not value all of our members. We look for a good outcome on this table very soon. Safety series and non-Safety series, we are all one. Local 1014 Strong! 

LACERA Pre-Retirement Classes at Local 1014

Local 1014 will be hosting retirement classes for our members. We are encouraging those over 50 years old to attend for the best information about the retirement process.

This is a full day of retirement training giving you all the tools for a successful retirement.

• Find out your monthly pension amount
• Learn how retiree healthcare works and which medical plans are offered
• Hear about social security and how it relates to your pension
• Get insight into selecting your retirement date
• LACERA and Empower (457 Plan Administrators) will be there

Classes will be held at the Local 1014 Union Hall, 3460 Fletcher Ave., El Monte and begin at 9 AM to 1 PM. All ages encouraged to attend and spouses are welcome!

DATES: Tuesday, November 5th(C Shift); Wednesday, November 6th(A Shift); Thursday, November 7th(B Shift).

Please must RSVP by calling Local 1014 at 310-639-1014.

Tickets Available for Special Screening of "Playing with Fire"

Paramount has offered the California Fire Foundation the opportunity to invite firefighters and their families to a special advanced screening of their new movie Playing with Fire, this Monday, October 28th at the SMG theater in Simi Valley. Details are included in the attached invitation and below. The max of 3 tickets is in addition to the first responder, so the total number of tickets that can be requested is 4.

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are limited and are available on a first come, first serve basis for this onetime event. RSVP’s should be directed to: corporate_responsibility@paramount.com. 

OPEN ENROLLMENT 2020       

October 1-31 is the LA County Open Enrollment period for 2020 benefits. Local 1014 would like to remind you to review your benefits and encourage you to look at The Local 1014 Health Plan as an option for your family. The Local 1014 Health Plan is among the most comprehensive plans available to Firefighters anywhere in the nation and is tailored to meet our Firefighters’ needs. The Local 1014 Health Plan is the only health plan offered in the County that you can take with you into retirement and maintain FOR LIFE.

Enroll now at www.mylacountybenefits.com. For more information about The Local 1014 Health Plan, please call member services at 800-660-1014 or email medicalplan@local1014.org.

In Solidarity,

President Dave Gillotte and the Local 1014 Executive Board 

Los Angeles County Firefighters IAFF Local 1014

Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat Personnel

FRIDAY UPDATE 

Brothers and Sisters, 

This week, Local 1014 Executive Board members and the Local 1014 Health Plan had the pleasure of welcoming our Firefighter Paramedic Trainees for Day One of the tower at the LACoFD East County Training Center. Informing our newest members about the benefits of union membership and the excellent healthcare benefits offered through the Local 1014 Health Plan is one of the most important things we do to continue the tradition of strength through unity and solidarity. 

We continue to push for a comprehensive and consistent hiring plan from the Department and the County that prepares for the future of our Department and our members. Staffing is the only way we will solve our ongoing recall issues. 

Trial Shift Schedule Change Committee

As you know, the Trial Shift Schedule Change Committee met and worked for several hours on recommendations regarding what schedule trial would be considered and the best method for going to the ballot.  There was a lot of discussion on the 4/8 and 48/96 schedule.  There is additional information to consider and the committee has been left open to finish up a few items and also to answer some questions the Executive Board may have before the final recommendation of the committee is complete.  The Executive Board will take this matter up at the Tuesday, November 5 Executive Board meeting to keep the work moving forward on this important issue. Our goal is to be done with Executive Board action and able to go to a vote before Christmas. Stay tuned as we work to ensure all voices are heard and that we go to the members with the best possible options.  

#AxeALS 

Pictured: (left) President Dave Gillotte and his crew from Engine 9, Engine 16, Fire Squad 16; (Right) Local 1014 staff supporting Eric and his family. 

Local 1014 and LACoFD are proud to stand with our Brother Eric Stevens of UFLAC Local 112, who is battling for his life. Diagnosed with ALS only a few years into his career, Eric and Amanda need all the help they can get from our fire family. ALS is a very expensive disease, costing patients an estimated $300,000 a year. Every donation counts to allow his family to care for him. Please take a moment to get to know them and consider a small donation through their GoFundMe page.

Local 1014 has made a banner for Eric to join the social media campaign and raise funds. This banner will make its way through stations to raise awareness and funds to help brother Eric and his wife Amanda. If the banner comes to your station please use the hashtag #AxeALS and #TeamStevensNation and encourage people to donate. 

LACERA Pre-Retirement Classes at Local 1014

Local 1014 will be hosting retirement classes for our members. We are encouraging those over 50 years old to attend for the best information about the retirement process.

This is a full day of retirement training giving you all the tools for a successful retirement.

• Find out your monthly pension amount
• Learn how retiree healthcare works and which medical plans are offered
• Hear about social security and how it relates to your pension
• Get insight into selecting your retirement date
• LACERA and Empower (457 Plan Administrators) will be there

Classes will be held at the Local 1014 Union Hall, 3460 Fletcher Ave., El Monte and begin at 9 AM to 1 PM. All ages encouraged to attend and spouses are welcome!

DATES: Tuesday, November 5th(C Shift); Wednesday, November 6th(A Shift); Thursday, November 7th(B Shift).

You must RSVP a spot by calling Local 1014 at 310-639-1014.

OPEN ENROLLMENT 2020       

October 1-31 is the LA County Open Enrollment period for 2020 benefits. Local 1014 would like to remind you to review your benefits and encourage you to look at The Local 1014 Health Plan as an option for your family. The Local 1014 Health Plan is among the most comprehensive plans available to Firefighters anywhere in the nation and is tailored to meet our Firefighters’ needs. The Local 1014 Health Plan is the only health plan offered in the County that you can take with you into retirement and maintain FOR LIFE.

Enroll now at www.mylacountybenefits.com. For more information about The Local 1014 Health Plan, please call member services at 800-660-1014 or email medicalplan@local1014.org.

In Solidarity,

President Dave Gillotte and the Local 1014 Executive Board