Five firefighters face union charges for 'double-hatting'

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Mandy Gould has spent nearly 13 years as a volunteer firefighter in Caledon, Ont. – a sprawling municipality northwest of Toronto – following her father into a vocation that she aspired to since high school.

For the past 11 years, Ms. Gould has also been a full-time firefighter in nearby Brampton, a suburban city of more than half a million.

Now she and four colleagues are facing charges from their union for “double-hatting,” in the latest escalation of a years-long fight that has pitted full-time firefighters who moonlight in their home communities against a union that sees the practice as a violation of its constitution and a threat to membership growth. Volunteers are paid a small amount for each call.

 

 

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/five-firefighters-face-union-charges-for-volunteering-in-home-communities/article35002323/

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This is nothing new 

New Rochelle's local did this against a few if it's members about 25 years ago. They dropped the charges. 

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Mount Vernon tried it too,no deal....