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By Courtney Llewellyn
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LONGMEADOW – Traditionally, theLongmeadow firefighters (Local 1903 of theInternational Association of Firefighters, or IAFF) are the ones to determine the hoursthey work during collective bargainingdiscussions.An article that is currently on thewarrant for the Special Town Meeting willask voters “to see if the Town will vote toinsert the following new provision in theTown Charter: Section 7-10: Limitation of Hours of Work – No employee of the Townshall be regularly scheduled to work for theTown more than 14 continuous hours in anymidnight to midnight 24 hour period.”Although this applies to all townemployees, the firefighters and the policewere the most vocal groups opposing the proposed change.The town charter can be changed with atwo-thirds vote at the Special Town Meeting,and the Select Board is looking to change thecharter because a bylaw could be superseded  by collective bargaining.The article was approved for the warrantwhile contract negotiations are still underwayfor the town’s firefighters, and they arearguing that hours worked in a shift should bedetermined by the union, not by the towncharter.A forum took place last Wednesdayevening, where members of the Select Board  presented reasons why they thought thecharter change made sense, and both townresidents and supporters of the firefightersfrom nearby towns and cities gave their opinions on why the change did not.Select Board Clerk Mark Gold explained that the town’s firefighters currently work amix of two 10-hour shifts and two 14-hoursshifts, for a total of 48 hours over an eight-day work week. The switch to 24-hour shiftswould mean a firefighter would work 24hours, have the next 24 off, work another 24hours, and then not return to the fire housefor five days unless there were an emergency.“The Select Board is concerned thatsuch a shift schedule is unsafe for residentsand employees,” Gold stated. He presented five different studies that showed work fatigue was the primary cause of work-related errors and accidents – but no studiesthat related directly to firefighters.Mike Maheux, wellness coordinator for the fire department, noted that 24-hour shiftswould reduce the lack of sleep manyfirefighters currently deal with and that thelonger shifts would ultimately be better for their lives and their safety.Close to 75 percent of the firedepartments in the Commonwealth operateon 24-hour shift schedules.Many of those who took the podiumstated that the issue was about collective bargaining and not about hours worked,including Attorney Kevin Coyle, whorepresents IAFF Local 1903, which consistsof 21 Longmeadow firefighters. “The hoursof work belong at the bargaining table,” hetold the Select Board. “A charter change isthe inappropriate vehicle for a collective bargaining issue.” He added that if the townmoved forward with the proposed change, thelitigation between the town and the unionwould result in “a waste of taxpayer dollars.”“It’s like there were two different
Select Board and firefightersclash over shifts
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he scales are tippingin favor of the patientthese days, rather thanthe disease. Scientists, physicians, surgeons,activists and patientsare laboring assiduously to pinpointa cure for breast cancer. Hospitals in WesternMassachusetts are on the cuttingedge, building state-of-the-artfacilities specializing in the latestdiagnostic technologies and treatments. Dr. Grace Makari-Judson, medical director of theComprehensive Breast Center, partof the Baystate Regional Cancer Program, said such advances haveimproved survival rates two percenteach year over the past decade. “Most women diagnosed with breast cancer today have an 80 to90 percent chance of being alive in10 years,” she said.Makari-Judson added that anine-year study published recentlyin “Breast Cancer Research”documented a 33 percentimprovement in the survival of those cared for by multidisciplinaryteams – including breast surgeons,medical oncologists, radiationoncologists and plastic surgeons – such as those at the ComprehensiveBreast Center.“This multidisciplinary groupof clinicians also providesconsensus on treatment options soas to provide the best quality careto our breast cancer patients,”Makari-Judson explained. “And,while intuitively we have felt thatthe team approach was the idealway to treat breast cancer, it issatisfying to see that this can now be supported by findings from anine-year study.Carol Baribeau, a seven-year  breast cancer survivor, a patient of Makari-Judson’s, and the director of annual funds at Baystate HealthFoundation Inc., concurred. “The caring nature of all theindividuals is just [phenomenal].From the receptionists to doctors toradiation technicians, everybodywas warm, helpful and caring,” sherecalled. “You just felt all of their attention was for you; they were sosupportive of your process and well-being. It is the wellbeing of the individual that is so much a partof the treatment protocol [atBaystate].”Makari-Judson cautioned  blind optimism for the trend of decreasing breast cancer cases,however. “The number of newcases is down over the pastfive years, and someoptimistically attribute thisto the sharp decline inwomen using postmenopausal estrogen,”she explained. “Others take amore pessimistic view and worry that we are seeing fewer early cases due to a drop inmammography rates that will onlysurface in the coming years asmore advanced cancer.”Dr. Steven Schonoholz,medical director of the Breast CareCenter at Mercy Medical Center,echoed Makari-Judson’ssentiments. “The statistical trend is that[the number of breast cancer cases]may be going down,” he said,noting that the center treated 1,750 patients in 2008 and over 2,000 thisyear – 90 percent of whom werewomen. “It is thought that by stoppingthe combination hormonal therapyof estrogen and progesterone,estrogen sensitive cancers havedecreased,” Schonoholz explained.AttheBreast Care Center we do the largest volume of testingfor Hereditary Breast and OvarianCancer Syndrome. We identifythose patients that have notdeveloped cancer and put them intohigh-risk screening or risk reduction surgery.”Baribeau noted that despiteadvances in diagnostic techniquesand treatments, communityoutreach and awareness are paramount and those in WesternMassachusetts are listening.She said the Baystate HealthFoundation Inc.’s annual Rays of Hope – A Walk Toward the Cureof Breast Cancer has become thelargest single-day walk inWestern and CentralMassachusettswith over 15,000 participants,raising over $7.3million. Baribeaunoted that moniesraised at each walk – thisyear’s will take place inForest Park, Springfield on Oct.25 – fund research grants and treatment options throughoutWestern Massachusetts. Makari-Judson and Schonoholz agreed that patientsnever have to travel to Boston or  New York to gain the mostcomprehensive treatment availableright here at home. However, the work is far fromover as the American Cancer Society estimates 192,370 newcases of breast cancer this year of which 40,170 are expected tosuccumb to the disease.
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