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...]
Union Members, Retirees Speak Out on City Health Insurance Proposal
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...]
Arguments in Police Union Arbitration Appeal Scheduled for March 30
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...]
City Firefighters Union Says Rise in EMS Calls Combined with Under-staffing Puts Community at Risk
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...]
Challenge to Arbitration Decision Involving Jamestown Police Union Contract Goes to Court March 18
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...]
Mayor to Update City Council on Arbitration Ruling Nov. 5
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...]
City Officials Reserve Comment on Recent Arbitration Ruling
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...]
City Council Hears Concerns from Fire Union, Eagle St. Residents
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...]
Teresi: Arbitration Hearing Between City and Police Union Scheduled for Mid February 2018
"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...]
City-Police Union Contract Negotiations at Impasse, Issue Heads to Arbitration
JAMESTOWN - The effort to finalize a new contract between the city of Jamestown and members of its police union is going to arbitration. Jamestown mayor Sam Teresi recently updated the Jamestown City Council on the matter during its Oct. 2 work … [Read more...]