Tomorrow, September 8, the Netflix documentary series “Fire Chasers” will be available to stream on #Netflix!! LA County Firefighters Local 1014 members are featured in this 4-part series which examines the wildfire epidemic in California after years of severe drought.
With 6,986 fires across 564,835 acres in 2016 alone, California’s wildfires have hit epidemic proportions. From the makers of the Deadliest Catch, follow the courageous men and women putting their lives on the line to battle these wildfires daily.
This is a chance to see up close the daily struggle of our courageous men and women!
Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat personnel
Local 1014 Brothers and Sisters:
As we celebrate this Labor Day with our friends and families, we are reminded of the many accomplishments of the Labor Movement throughout the years. At the core of the Labor Movement is the dedication we have to each other. Right now, our Brothers and Sisters in Texas need our help.
Local 1014 members that make up LA County CATF-2 Swift Water Team has been deployed to assist with rescues in the Houston area and have made more than 10 rescues since being deployed since August 27.
We have all seen the news coverage of Hurricane Harvey which has brought torrential rain, devastating winds and widespread flooding throughout Texas. While thousands of Texas Firefighters’ homes are in the direct path of Hurricane Harvey, they continue working around the clock, rescuing their fellow Texans and Houstonians, knowing that their own homes are likely under water.
When they return to their homes, these Firefighters and their families will need our help to get back on their feet and rebuild their lives.
That is why Local 1014 will be accepting donations of clothing, shoes, socks, toiletries, and other vital needs for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. All donations will be sent directly to the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, Local 341.
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and President Harold Schaitberger have been on the ground providing direct support to Firefighters in the disaster zone. The IAFF Team has set up two disaster relief operations centers in Houston and southeast Texas near Louisiana. These centers provide direct financial relief, emergency medical screenings, vaccines, exposure monitoring and behavioral health services to those on the frontlines of this disaster.
As Local 1014 has done during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we will be sending Local 1014 PEERS and Behavioral Health Teams and Chaplains to the affected areas to assist with the behavioral health needs of Firefighters and their families. Local 1014 will also be donating $1,000 to the IAFF Disaster Relief Fund. California Professional Firefighters (CPF) has also pledged to donate $10,000 toward the relief effort.
Now we need you to do your part to ensure funds are available to assist our fellow union members in both Texas and Louisiana whose homes have been devastated by flooding while they've remained on the frontlines, rescuing thousands of people in the storm's path.
Because of the magnitude of this hurricane, the recovery and rebuilding process will be ongoing for some time. I am asking you to have their backs by making sure money is there to assist our fellow IAFF members now and in the future as they begin to rebuild their lives.
Click below to donate to the IAFF Disaster Relief Fund for our Brothers and Sisters in Houston.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Los Angeles County Firefighters Local 1014, we wish you and your family a safe and healthy Labor Day and we thank you for your generosity to our fellow Firefighters in Texas.
In Solidarity, Dave Gillotte, President
LA County Firefighters, IAFF Local 1014
Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat personnel
The IAFF is dispatching a team from our headquarters to Houston to establish a disaster relief operations center at the Houston Local 341 union hall to assist affiliates and members affected by Hurricane Harvey.
The IAFF team is in touch with leadership throughout the region, and staff on the ground will be able to deliver immediate financial assistance, conduct loss assessments and provide initial health screenings for members working in toxic standing water.
Please DO NOT self-dispatch to the disaster zone - the best way to help your brothers and sisters is with a donation to the IAFF Disaster Relief Fund, which provides assistance to IAFF members affected by major disasters.
Donate today with a tax deductible contributiononline.
U.S. members can also make a $10 donation by texting DISASTER to 50555*.
Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat personnel
1014 Friday August 4th 2017
UPDATE
Negotiations
As per our MOU we have sent a letter to the County notifying them we are ready to begin negotiations for bargaining units 601 and 602.The actual sitting at the table with the County will begin shortly but prior to that we have our work cut out for us.
We will be gathering facts and figures from the County on all things within our department as well as all other bargaining units in the County. We will read through every contract and evaluate what other bargaining units in the County receive that we do not and may be in our best interest to pursue.
We have a list of items that we will ask for at the table and off we go.
For those that are new to 1014, our last negotiations took many months which involved MANY meetings.We asked for simple items that would benefit us all to complex items involving the firefighter ranks.We will once again be pushing hard for everything we can.
We are committed to once again taking as long as necessary to get a fair contract that will benefit the members of 601 and 602 going to as many bargaining sessions as needed and doing whatever it takes.
V days
If you remember when we negotiated the County Coalition of Unions Contract (CCU) a few years ago one of the items we received was more vacation hours for 20 – 24+ year employees.
Previously after 12 years you earned only 240 hours of vacation per year. With the new agreement, as of January 1, 2016 the new accrual rate changed to the following for 56 hour employees:
Vacation years of service
Vacation accrual per pay period
Maximum hours
20 to less than 21 years
10:58
252
21 to less than 22 years
11:30
264
22 to less than 23 years
12:00
276
23 to less than 24 years
12:32
288
24 years or more
13:03
300
The problem with this agreement is the County felt that once you accumulated a maximum of 720 hours you would stop accumulating.The agreed in negotiations that the couldn’t do that because using those numbers it would be possible to stop accumulating hours in 2016 near October if you were a 24+ year employee that started the year with 480 hours and did not take any vacation time off during 2016.
To our surprise the County chose to stop allowing those employees that had reached 720 to accumulate any more vacation hours. This affected anyone who began 2016 with 480 hours and took no vacation time. So if you were 24 year employee you stopped accumulating in October.
The County chose to give those employees who stopped accumulating hours their “excess” hours on their January 30th, 2017 paycheck.
if you are a 24+ year employee and have not taken any vacation time in 2017 you will stop accumulating vacation time again very soon.
As we all know the maximum hours you can be paid off in January is 240 hours. With the addition of the excess hours you now have time you can take off in your “highest year” without affecting those 240. If you did not take any time in 2016 and you are a 24+ year employee you have 60 “excess hours”. If you have not taken any in 2017 by December 31, 2017 you will have a total of 120 hours (5 shifts).
If you have stopped accumulating hours you will see you have 240 hours in excess with a total of 720 hours. If you take a shift of vacation off you will drop below the 720 and begin to accumulate once again.
Where are with getting this resolved? We are now going through the administrative process, meaning we have filed to get relief from an arbitrator.
We will get this resolved.
In the meantime, if you have any questions please feel free to contact Andy Doyle at (562) 307-7045 or by email at andydoyle@local1014.org or you can contact any board member at (310) 639-1014.
F days
Again, in the CCU negotiations EVERY County employee was given another holiday (Cezar Chavez day).This new holiday was the first in MANY years.What this translated to for a 56-hour employee was a half shift.
The County has been fighting us on this as well. There is a document from the 1950’s agreed to by the Board of Supervisors (BOS) that directed the County to give 56 hour fire series employees to use as we wish and like vacation time have a maximum accrual.
The County has said they will have the BOS draft and sign a new agreement soon. That day has not come soon enough.
We have filed for administrative relief on this as well and are moving through the process.
In the meantime, if you have any questions please feel free to contact Andy Doyle at (562) 307-7045 or by email at andydoyle@local1014.org or you can contact any board member at (310) 639-1014.
LACERA
LACERA ELECTIONS - 100% Local 1014 Candidates Prevail!
On behalf of the over 3,300 members of Local 1014, we would like to congratulate David Green and David Muir on being elected to the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) Board of Investments and to Herman Santos and Les Robins on being elected to the Board of Retirement.
With Brother Will Pryor and this team we can be sure our retirement interests and investments are sound and protected to ensure our retirement funded.
As Local 1014 Firefighters, we know that it is essential that we have smart, responsible people on our LACERA retirement board who understand Firefighter issues both on the job and into retirement. Your Union is constantly making sure YOUR needs are represented at every level of County government.
Representing over 3200 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat personnel
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!
July 4th is a time to enjoy parades, family, friends, BBQ and fireworks. Whether you go to a sponsored fireworks show or have your own celebration remember to use the safe and sane fireworks.
This summer seems to by flying by already. Enjoy the day and the rest of your summer. As we have seen so far this potentially will be a very busy summer!
We live in the greatest country in the world. We celebrate the 4th of July as the birth of the United States of America.
On July 4th, 1776 the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. This is what established our nation. Our freedom continues to be protected by the men and woman of the United States Military. While you are celebrating our nation please take a moment to reflect on those that are standing a post somewhere to make sure we continue to be a free nation. Remember those that are away from their families this holiday and others, protecting what the Continental Congress envisioned when they drafted the document that our country was founded on. Take a few more minutes to remember those that have given their life to protect our Constitution and keep us safe.
Your 1014 board will be spending our 4th of July either in the station or with our families as well. We wish everyone a happy and safe 4th.
Please remember the busy time of year is now here for us. We have to be ready to answer the call when the phone rings. Be it an overtime, recall or your 1014 board, you have to be ready.
This 4th of July (and every day) do not drink and drive. Drink responsibly. Think before you start. Get a room or use a designated driver. Unfortunately, every holiday we have members that make a poor, life changing decision. Don't be that person this year.
Remember 601 & 602 bargaining units received a small salary increase as of July 1. This will show up on your July 30th paycheck.
Representing over 3100 Firefighters, Paramedics, Dispatchers,
Pilots, Wildland Firefighters, Forestry and Health Haz Mat personnel
Day 3 results
On behalf of Local 1014 and the families served by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), we would like to thank you for your support of our 15th Annual Los Angeles County Local 1014 Fill the Boot held on Friday June 30th (A). Day 3. Because of you,Los Angeles County Firefightershaveraised nearly $3,500,000 in the last fourteen years. These donations have been usedto provide health care and support services to the families served by MDA, Los Angeles.
This year Day 3 we raised over $43,000. A good day! Our final numbers are not in yet (still counting coins) but we collected over $128,000 over 3 days for our local MDA.
Thank you to our Credit Union, F&A Credit Union, for providing meals to our/your members.
On June 30, 2013, the wind-whipped Yarnell Hill wildfire turned suddenly and killed 19 members of Prescott's Granite Mountain Hotshots as they moved to re-engage the inferno, 30 miles south of Prescott.
The fire raged into Yarnell, a community of about 650 people, destroying more than 120 homes. In all, the blaze consumed 8,400 acres before firefighters at last contained it on July 10 2013.
Kevin Woyjeck, oldest son of our brother Joe Woyjeck, was a member of the Granite Mountain Hotshot crew who was one of the 19 that perished that day.
We ask all our members today to take a moment and remeber Kevin and his crew. Today will be a difficult day for Kevin's family as well as the familes of all the fallen members of the Granite Mountain Hot Shot Crew
