labor firegeezer on 30 Jul 2007 01:23 pm
Huntsville Firefighters Rally Behind Union President
LAST YEAR THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUNTSVILLE, Alabama Firefighters’ union, Local 1833, faced a disciplinary hearing because he criticized the fire chief in the Local’s newsletter to its members. Throwing the Constitution out the window, the city’s personnel director recommended that he be given six working-days (24 hr. shift) suspension without pay.
Tonight the City Council will hold a hearing at 6:30 to decide whether to uphold or overturn the recommendation. The rank and file are planning a rally outside city hall to protest the action.
The Huntsville Times is covering the STORY.
on 31 Jul 2007 at 9:19 am 1.Firegeezer » Huntsville Follow-up said …
[…] COUNCIL met last night to consider the suspension of the FF’s Local president (as reported HERE yesterday). After seeing the band of supporters outside, the nationwide publicity and the […]