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Absent from most of this banter has been the giant elephant that is the Port Chester volunteers.
 
Now I am not suggesting that the rank and file were part of the negotiations prior to the dismissal of the entire career force, but this thread looks to be painted with financial blame with little said about the animus toward the Union.
 
So where is the widespread support from the PCFD volunteers? Yes, there are a handful out there support the laid off members, but with claims of upwards of 300 volunteers to support the village...one would think that more than a handful would show visible support?
 
Why have more volunteers not taken a stand with their "brother" career firefighters?
 
Have we not heard time and time again "that we are all brothers?", "the fire doesn't care if you are paid or volunteer", "I am a professional too" and other countless canned lines of absolute BS for years on this board and others out there.
 
Where is the cry of the volunteers? Where is the Chief pounding the desk?
 
In places like Lawrence (MA) and Providence (RI) were departments were dissimated due to the agenda of a Mayor, Fire Chiefs have resigned in protest (no worries, some boob is always found to sit-in), but the leader took a stand in protest.
 
I'll throw the gauntlet to the PCFD Chief and other "leaders" at his side....you sure have been quiet about this issue. Your silence is deafening. When will you stand?
 
There must be a bunch of hearing impaired individuals that live in "la-la-land" on this board if they still want to pretend that this was solely a financial crisis. This appears to be nothing more than good old fashioned retribution against a small labor union.
 
You want to know why?....Wait for the court documents and depositions...nothing like a nice controlled and sterile legal environment to find truth and oppress political smoke.
 
Who will stand? The Chief? His subordinates? The Volunteers?
 
BMA 
 
 
 
 
 

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Pleasantville VAC - 1,020

9/18/12 Pleasantville VAC accepted the delivery of the new 76B2. It is a 2012 Ford 450 Chassis with a LifeLine Box.