r/Wildfire • u/smokejumperbro USFS • Feb 19 '25

News (General) Hiring freeze of firefighters could be deadly, Forest Service captain warns

https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/wildfires/hiring-freeze-firefighters-deadly-forest-service-captain-warns-rcna192494

Great one!

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u/ZonaDesertRat Feb 19 '25

To include pay?  Was this part of the new master agreement? 

It wasn't allowed many moons ago when it happened to me and when I was involved in union business. Good change.

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u/Busy_Lightnin_Bug Feb 19 '25 edited Feb 19 '25

Yup. If the CLP is backdated, the employee receives backpay as well. I have backdated a CLP to a date over one year in the past!!

It is in the current NFFE agreement.

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u/R5hotshoot Feb 19 '25

Citation from the master agreement? 

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u/Busy_Lightnin_Bug Feb 19 '25

NFFE Master Agreement, effective date 6-4-24, article 16, paragraph 11c.