Union: Rats Are Everywhere

Newsday ^ | August 6, 2003 | William Murphy

[Willie Green]

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use.

Firehouse Infestations Widespread, But Cutbacks Curtail Cleanup

A day after the Fire Department closed a Jamaica firehouse that was overrun with rats, union officials said the rodent problem was much more widespread.

A midday union request for rodent infestation reports yielded complaints from 17 firehouses in four hours, officials said.

A frazzled union worker logged the flurry of complaints.

[Lucy Lake]

Oh, I thought this was a thread about democRATS.