THE NEVER-ENDING LABOR-MANAGEMENT CONFLICT in Topeka, Kansas, carries on anew this weekend.  Fire Chief Howard Giles announced on Friday that he thinks the FF’s are using too much sick leave and is wondering if some of them are calling in sick when they are really fit for duty.

The Union Local 83, that voted overwhelmingly last year to present a notice of “no confidence” in the chief, says that he’s full of crackers.

Chief Giles presented an outline of the department’s rather complicated scheme of minimum staffing policies and complained that the sick leave has over-extended the overtime budget.  The Local says that he’s just picking and choosing selected facts to bolster his conclusion.

Chief Giles explains the “If this happens,
then that happens.” staffing policy.
(Capital-Journal photo)

If you have the time to read it and make sense of the FD’s policy, read the article in the Topeka Capital-Journal HERE.

Topeka Fire Dept. WEBSITE.
Local 83 WEBSITE.

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