Orlando Firefighters and Cops to be Laid Off

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Hundreds of firefighters picket City Hall

Mark Schlueb

Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer

June 15, 2009

Firefighters from across Florida picketed Orlando City Hall on Monday to pressure Mayor Buddy Dyer to kill a plan to lay off public safety workers.

An estimated 250 Orlando firefighters were bolstered by about 400 from out of town, who were bused in from a state firefighter convention on International Drive. They were joined by several dozen Orlando police officers and other workers who face the loss of their jobs.

Dyer has proposed eliminating about 10 percent of the city's work force — including laying off 222 employees — to avoid a budget deficit projected at $43.5 million next year.

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