By CNBNews.Net
Members of the Gloucester City Fire Department union (FMBA) were out on Saturday delivering pamphlets door to door. The 8 x 11 sheet of paper contained fire department logos and contact information on one side. On the other side of the paper there was some information about what the union has done to help the city deal with \”these challenging financial times and difficultly in budgeting processes.\”
From the pamphlet,
We are all aware of the need for cut backs which is why the Firefighters and Fire Officers of the GCFD have changed our pay cycle schedule and agreed to forgo a pay increase since 2008 when our contact ended. Along with these concessions, the Firefighters and Fire Officers have been performing our own fleet maintenance, as well as additional cost saving measures. Therefore, we have saved the City hundreds of thousands of dollars in hopes to help with the budget crisis and maintain the current staffing level standards. You can find a complete list of all of our cost saving efforts on our website (GloucesterCityFirefighters.org).
The remaining information included the number of calls (3376) the department
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