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CDF Firefighters Local 2881 sadly announces the passing of Fire Captain Dennis Hanson. Dennis has lost his battle with job-related cancer and passed away on Sep 8, 2012.
Local I-79 and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Fire Department is saddened to announce the untimely death of Firefighter Jeffrey Gonser.
A San Jose firefighter who suffered an on-scene heart attack is awake and alert after a week of unconsciousness. Frank Ryan collapsed Aug. 30 while on the scene of a fire at St. Patrick's Cathedral in downtown San Jose.
Reforms to protect the firefighter image and close loopholes that have cost families survivor benefits were among the successful legislative victories for firefighters as the 2012 Legislative Session closes.
Employee benefits will rise, medical restrictions will be modified, red tape will be cut and employer rates will go down under a CPF-backed Workers' Comp reform measure approved by the Legislature.
On the last day of the legislative session, the California Senate and Assembly approved legislation that imposes sweeping changes in California's public pension system.
The San Jose Mercury News joined a growing list of those who are saying NO to Prop. 32 -- the Special Exemptions Act. "A sham," says the Merc, "that would magnify the influence of wealthy interests while shutting out many middle class voters."
As lawmakers prepared to vote Friday on an historic rollback of retirement security, critics say the proposed pension deal usurps collective bargaining and is unbecoming of politicians who claim to support the Middle Class.
In a stinging rebuke, the Ventura County Star says Proposition 32 -- The Special Exemptions Act -- is a "sham" in "unequivocally recommending a no vote."
At a news conference today in Los Angeles, Gov. Jerry Brown announced an agreement that will take public employee retirement security back to the Reagan years.