For 96 hours straight, California firefighters would respond to calls at all hours of the night — and that was when they weren’t working weeks at a time to respond to a wildfire. Seasonal firefighters were only compensated 19 hours a day, despite being on call 24/7.
Now, three decades later, state firefighters could be on the clock 30 fewer hours if unionized workers agree to a contract securing a 66-hour workweek next month.
The reduction in hours marks an improvement in work-life balance for employees of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, who currently have schedules that average 72 hours a week when they’re not fighting intense fires that demand around-the-clock attention.
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