Negations Start.

Post date: 15-Jan-2013 03:02:50

[KNN]

Negations will start today in an effort to resolve budgets cuts. The government is now on the back foot with claims that the numbers represented were not true. Both the actual crewing numbers and staff ratio were inaccurately released. The govts plans to keep the number of firefighters on rescue pumpers at 4 not 5 as released and the ratio to calculate firefighters was based on a rounded 5 instead of 4.75. This has changed the job losses from 125 as reported to 163.

The Coalition for Kyola Firefighters (a collective of unions, associations and community bodies) is calling for industial action this Friday with plans to restrict paperwork and hold a mass protest outside the Regional Assembly.

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A mass protest will be held on Friday @ 1200hr Kyola time. At this time only primary appliances (pumpers, rescues) will be staffed while all other staff will attend the protest. This equal the staff levels the govt wishes to employ. If a major fire occurs staff will trickle back on duty but only at times equal to the response from LMFD depts. This reduced operations response will continue until final terms are agreed to.

LMFD members are invited to attend the mass protest.

News from the negations will be released on Monday.