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Columbus Council poised to reject fire truck contract amid Dublin company's worker strike
The Columbus City Council is poised to reject a contract it approved in May with Dublin-based fire-truck manufacturer Sutphen Corp. after the company's workers' union went on strike. The council will consider rescinding its May approval of a contract with Sutphen for a ladder truck at its July 21 meeting. The new ordinance states that the city was never able to agree on a contract with Sutphen that included the conditions the council wanted. The council sought a contract that allowed the city to cancel if a strike delayed delivery of the truck or if the company used non-union, or "scab," workers. Also tonight, the council will consider a contract with Atlantic Emergency Solutions to buy a ladder truck made by Pierce Manufacturing. Columbus would spend a bit more on the new contract: $2,589,077 versus $2,515,613. The difference includes $33,000 to deliver the truck. In the background of this dispute over a single truck, the Columbus Local 67 chapter of the International Association of Fire Fighters has raised concerns that the city needs to replace aging fire trucks. Steven Stein, president of the union, went to the media in April and accused the city of inadequately funding fire trucks for years. The union asked the city to develop an aggressive plan to buy more trucks. Another union, Teamsters Local 284, represents about 85 workers at Sutphen Corp.'s Dublin facility who have gone without a contract since October. The workers went on strike in late May, less than a month after Teamsters Local 284 President Mark Vandak warned the Columbus City Council that labor negotiations were going poorly and a strike was possible. The council, which is made up of nine Democrats, is heavily pro-union and members have attempted to pressure Sutphen to negotiate in good faith with the Teamsters. A spokesperson for the Sutphen Corp. did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Teamsters say Sutphen is punishing them for going to Columbus City Council Vandak told The Dispatch that Sutphen returned to the bargaining table in June with a worse offer than the company presented in October. "When the union asked Sutphen why it withdrew the proposal, company negotiators said it was because the union addressed Columbus City Council about the labor dispute and that cost them business," Vandak said in an emailed statement. "The First Amendment of the United States Constitution and the National Labor Relations Act protect the rights of our members to address our elected officials. Sutphen's conduct is outrageous." Vandak said Local 284 has filed additional unfair labor practice charges against Sutphen, which the National Labor Relations Board is currently investigating. Vandak says the strike in Dublin continues and the unfair labor practice picket line has expanded to Sutphen's Hilliard and Urbana locations. A timeline of the dispute over a fire truck contract The meeting this week is the third time this year that the Columbus City Council has considered this fire truck contract. On May 12, the council considered this contract with Sutphen for the first time. Vandak came to the meeting and asked the council to vote against the contract. He warned that a possible strike could delay delivery of a truck. The council voted 5-4 against the contract. A week later, on May 19, the council unanimously approved a contract as long as city staff was able to negotiate conditions the council was seeking, including provisions allowing them to cancel. City staff was never able to reach an agreement with Sutphen on a contract. On May 28, workers at Sutphen's Dublin facility announced that they were striking. In June, Vandak said that Sutphen continued to delay negotiating and has brought in non-union workers, or "scabs," from its Urbana facility. He said the company has come back to the negotiation table now, but continues to bargain in bad faith. This story will be updated based on Monday evening's Columbus City Council meeting. Government and politics reporter Jordan Laird can be reached at jlaird@ Follow her on X, Instagram and Bluesky at @LairdWrites. This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus considers new fire truck vendor due to strike at Sutphen Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Newsom lauds court ruling blocking some Trump immigration moves: ‘Justice prevailed'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday celebrated a ruling from a federal judge that bars the Trump administration from using 'unconstitutional' immigration enforcement efforts in several Golden State counties. U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong, an appointee of former President Biden, granted two temporary restraining orders preventing officials from targeting individuals for removal based on their race, language or employment and requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant detainees access to legal counsel. Newsom hailed the ruling in a Friday post on social media, saying 'Justice prevailed today.' 'The court's decision puts a temporary stop to federal immigration officials violating people's rights and racial profiling,' he wrote in a statement posted to social platform X. 'California stands with the law and the Constitution — and I call on the Trump Administration to do the same.' In a separate post shared from Newsom's press office account, the governor called out President Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, saying his immigration agenda is 'one of chaos, cruelty and fear.' 'Instead of targeting the most dangerous people, federal officials have been arbitrarily detaining Americans and hardworking people, ripping families apart, and disappearing people into cruel detention to meet outrageous arrest quotas without regard to due process and constitutional rights that protect all of us from cruelty and injustice,' the X post reads. 'That should stop now.' The orders come after weeks of unrest in Los Angeles and surrounding areas over an uptick in immigration raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mass protests erupted in the region over Trump's actions as the White House seeks to carry out the largest deportation in history. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also praised the latest ruling in a post on X. 'L.A. has been under assault as masked men snatch people off the street and chase people through parking lots and summer camps,' she wrote Friday. 'But today, the Court ruled in favor of the United States Constitution.' Bass added, 'This is a win for Los Angeles and it is a win for cities all across the nation.' The White House said it would appeal Frimpong's ruling. 'No federal judge has the authority to dictate immigration policy — that authority rests with Congress and the President,' spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement to The Associated Press. 'Enforcement operations require careful planning and execution; skills far beyond the purview (or) jurisdiction of any judge,' Jackson added. 'We expect this gross overstep of judicial authority to be corrected on appeal.' The court's decision comes a day after 200 immigrants were arrested at two cannabis farms in the state, which resulted in one death. Local leaders have ramped up migrant protections and increased calls to have federal immigration authorities withdrawn from the area citing anxiety and angst among families in the region. Following the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to the Los Angeles area to quell demonstrations last month, anti-ICE protests sprung up across the country. Newsom later filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the deployment. A federal judge, however, rejected the Golden State's request for an immediate order limiting troop's deployment and set a hearing for a later date. Almost a week later, a federal appeals court ruled the president could retain control of the state's National Guard for the time being. 'The Judges obviously realized that Gavin Newscum is incompetent and ill prepared, but this is much bigger than Gavin, because all over the United States, if our Cities, and our people, need protection, we are the ones to give it to them should State and Local Police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done,' Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
12-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Newsom lauds court ruling blocking some Trump immigration moves: ‘Justice prevailed'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday celebrated a ruling from a federal judge that bars the Trump administration from using 'unconstitutional' immigration enforcement efforts in several Golden State counties. U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong, an appointee of former President Biden, granted two temporary restraining orders preventing officials from targeting individuals for removal based on their race, language or employment and requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant detainees access to legal counsel. Newsom hailed the ruling in a Friday post on social media, saying 'Justice prevailed today.' 'The court's decision puts a temporary stop to federal immigration officials violating people's rights and racial profiling,' he wrote in a statement posted to social platform X. 'California stands with the law and the Constitution — and I call on the Trump Administration to do the same.' In a separate post shared from Newsom's press office account, the governor called out President Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, saying his immigration agenda is 'one of chaos, cruelty and fear.' 'Instead of targeting the most dangerous people, federal officials have been arbitrarily detaining Americans and hardworking people, ripping families apart, and disappearing people into cruel detention to meet outrageous arrest quotas without regard to due process and constitutional rights that protect all of us from cruelty and injustice,' the X post reads. 'That should stop now.' The orders come after weeks of unrest in Los Angeles and surrounding areas over an uptick in immigration raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mass protests erupted in the region over Trump's actions as the White House seeks to carry out the largest deportation in history. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also praised the latest ruling in a post on X. 'L.A. has been under assault as masked men snatch people off the street and chase people through parking lots and summer camps,' she wrote Friday. 'But today, the Court ruled in favor of the United States Constitution.' Bass added, 'This is a win for Los Angeles and it is a win for cities all across the nation.' The White House said it would appeal Frimpong's ruling. 'No federal judge has the authority to dictate immigration policy — that authority rests with Congress and the President,' spokesperson Abigail Jackson said in a statement to The Associated Press. 'Enforcement operations require careful planning and execution; skills far beyond the purview (or) jurisdiction of any judge,' Jackson added. 'We expect this gross overstep of judicial authority to be corrected on appeal.' The court's decision comes a day after 200 immigrants were arrested at two cannabis farms in the state, which resulted in one death. Local leaders have ramped up migrant protections and increased calls to have federal immigration authorities withdrawn from the area citing anxiety and angst among families in the region. Following the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to the Los Angeles area to quell demonstrations last month, anti-ICE protests sprung up across the country. Newsom later filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the deployment. A federal judge, however, rejected the Golden State's request for an immediate order limiting troop's deployment and set a hearing for a later date. Almost a week later, a federal appeals court ruled the president could retain control of the state's National Guard for the time being. 'The Judges obviously realized that Gavin Newscum is incompetent and ill prepared, but this is much bigger than Gavin, because all over the United States, if our Cities, and our people, need protection, we are the ones to give it to them should State and Local Police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done,' Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Attorney General Pam Bondi fires local federal prosecutor involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, Leo Govoni case
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Department of Justice fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases. 8 On Your Side obtained one of the termination letters that was signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi. The letter did not provide a reason for the removal from the Federal Service, effective immediately, citing only 'Article II of the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States.' Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now 8 On Your Side has learned that U.S. Attorney General and Temple Terrace native, Pam Bondi, has fired assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Gordon. Gordon was one of many federal prosecutors who worked on cases involving the January 6th rioters. Gordon was also the lead prosecutor on the Leo Govoni case. Daughter blames Leo Govoni for dad's death after funds for chemo treatment went missing The Pinellas County businessman accused of draining $100 million from special needs trusts meant to help disabled people and their families was criminally indicted two weeks ago. Govoni's personal accountant, John Witeck, was also arrested. They two are facing 15 grand jury charges: conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and wire fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, bank fraud, illegal monetary transactions, and false bankruptcy declaration. The letter we obtained is dated dated June 27, 2025. That is one day after Gordon argued in federal court for Govoni not to be released pending trial. The letter did not include a reason for termination. Investigative Reporter Brittany Muller reached out to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Middle District of Florida, and a spokesperson wrote, 'The case against Leo Govoni and John Witeck will proceed as scheduled.' The spokesperson would not comment on Gordon's termination. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump administration sues Los Angeles over immigration policies
The Trump administration sued the city of Los Angeles on Monday seeking to topple its so-called sanctuary city policy, saying its stance blocks immigration enforcement. 'The City of Los Angeles' Sanctuary City laws are illegal. Those laws and policies are designed to and in fact do interfere with and discriminate against the Federal Government's enforcement of federal immigration law in violation of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution,' the Department of Justice wrote in the suit. 'The challenged law and policies of the City of Los Angeles obstruct the Federal Government's enforcement of federal immigration law and impede consultation and communication between federal, state, and local law enforcement officials.' The lawsuit is the fourth from the administration challenging such policies. Similar litigation targeting sanctuary cities and states has been filed in Chicago and Illinois, Colorado and New Jersey. But the Los Angeles suit follows a series of widespread immigration raids that resulted in protests as well as clashes with law enforcement. Trump sent in the National Guard and later the Marines to respond to the protests, a rare use of military might in response to demonstrations. The city of Los Angeles did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The suit includes several references to the election, including a campaign pledge by President Trump to deport immigrants and writing that the U.S. is 'facing a crisis of illegal immigration.' Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) has been highly critical of Trump's actions in the city, saying it inflamed tensions and that the president was not staying true to his call to deport 'the worst of the worst.' 'Why were there raids?' Bass said during a television appearance earlier this month. 'We had been told that he was going to go after violent criminals. It wasn't a drug den; it was a Home Depot.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
