Firefighters Union and MAPS 3 - the next chapter?

[MustangGT]

If the firefighters had supported MAPS 3 there is NO evidence in existance that indicates the city would have treated them any different. Those on the horseshoe talk a good game...Anybody who has any sense about how the city negotiates with its employee groups would know that.

[bombermwc]

Well I don't feell like the MAPS vote has anything to do with it. If the FF's had not been an opposition group, and we were still facing the same issues, there simply would have been another scapegoat.

I'm going to play balancer here though. On one hand, I agree with Betts, and on the other, Mustang (and believe it or not, Mikemarsh). Yes, a FF gets paid, no matter what they are doing, for those 24 hour shifts. Whether they are saving a life or taking a poo. But you WANT that person available 24/7 for that call at YOUR house. We hire them expecting that they will do that so that they are ready to jump at any time to save you/your home. So yes we do pay them to do SOME relaxing, but we wouldn't have it any other way. And as Mike said, they are away from their family.

I agree with Betts that a FF is no more important than the next person either...everyone is replaceable....in everything. I also feel like the FF's we see on this forum, aren't a representation of the FF's in general....so we're even there if you think our opinions don't represent all tax payers.