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  • No plan B for Pueblo police, fire unions after tax fails ( Colorado )

    11/10/2014 6:49:06 AM PST · by george76 · 5 replies
    KRDO ^ | Nov 09, 2014 | Michelle San Miguel
    Voters reject half-cent sales tax by 74 percent. Pueblo police and fire union members don't plan to lobby city council for more money in lieu of a public safety tax failing.
  • Nearly 10 Percent Of Hydrants Don't Work, Union Says

    05/21/2007 4:22:47 PM PDT · by george76 · 14 replies · 560+ views
    Washington Post ^ | May 18, 2007 | Allison Klein
    A stepped-up inspection of D.C. fire hydrants is finding that nearly 10 percent don't work, fire union officials said yesterday. Firefighters doing the testing said they think that more than 900 hydrants across the city are not in working order, posing a significant public safety risk. The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority has greatly underestimated the severity of the problem, union leaders and other D.C. officials said. "Clearly, WASA has a much larger problem than what they realized," said Dan Dugan, president of the D.C. Firefighters Association. The fire department's most recent round of tests began after a fire April...