Posted on 01/10/2007 9:50:44 PM PST by george76
New York firefighters have been forced to strip their lockers American flags, stickers expressing support for U.S. troops in Iraq and cards commemorating firefighters who died in the September 11, attacks, the firefighters' union said on Wednesday.
The Uniformed Firefighters Association threatened to sue the New York Fire Department, claiming it violated the free speech rights of New York's 8,800 firefighters and 2,500 fire officers. The action comes under an old policy more strictly enforced since early last month.
A fire department spokesman said flags and commemorative cards were allowed but offensive material was not.
"Over the past 18 months, the New York City Fire Department has made a concerted effort to eliminate offensive material from firehouses," said spokesman Anthony Sclafani. "However, American flags and mass cards of firefighters killed on September 11, 2001, are certainly permitted."
The union said it would distribute 10,000 American flag stickers on Thursday to firefighters to stick on their lockers in protest.
"They are proposing that these people who save lives on a daily basis can't be trusted to maintain their locker," said Uniformed Firefighters Association President Steve Cassidy, who demanded the policy be changed or said the union would sue the department on January 21.
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The only worse ones are the traitorous globalist politicos who are plotting our destruction
Shrillery Klintoon; Scuba Teddy; Puhlousey; Boxerface et al
" the Beast is still with us..."
I've never found the gubmint to be particularly oppressive. Not a big fan of the DMV, though.
I wonder where the ACLU was?
True. Even though many of our ancestors hadn't moved here yet, we're all supposed to be in a constant state of misery and depression over slavery.
Bigot: Someone winning a debate with a liberal.
We have no free speech rights in the workplace.
I don't know but we need to find out.
A socialistic utopia that the democRATS have been after for years.
The ACLU supports the flag...just not our flag.
Thanks.
Please let me know what you find out.
Bloomberg should look into it and hold a presser.
I just posted it in my blog too...
Makes me wonder if Bloomie is doing it.
He's more concerned about people smoking and eating fatty foods.
and taking away guns from honest citizens with CC's
One wonders if the "offensive" material were Bush-Cheney stickers or pictures of Saddam and Osama with bullet holes/dog crap on their faces.
the "offensive" material were Bush-Cheney stickers ...
Have you ever looked at your paycheck stub?
OK, so let's just see what 'slogan' that is deemed offensive and degrading to women they are talking about so we can accurately judge this issue.
If this article was serious about resolving this issue with truth, it would state what the actual problem is rather than use inuendo to imply something is happening that isn't. The same goes for the Union statements.
Is there any genuine news anywhere anymore?
The NYFD thinks that banning the American flag is the answer ?
For me, that crosses the line.
I will look, but I do not know what slogan was said some weeks ago.
But banning the American flag is not the solution for whatever other offensive slogan was used.
IMO
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