tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post6308512484929542518..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Firefighters union, finally, signs contractLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-13235132693172890752011-11-18T15:05:59.375-05:002011-11-18T15:05:59.375-05:00Yeah, I made the mistake of relying on a Front Pag...Yeah, I made the mistake of relying on a Front Page Gazette article. Silly me.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-29525336467487678162011-11-18T14:55:17.125-05:002011-11-18T14:55:17.125-05:00The teacher union has not inked any contract. Anyo...The teacher union has not inked any contract. Anyone who tells you that is flat out lying. Ask any teacher.<br /><br /><br />Go ask the supt how she and her friends cooked this contract about 8 months too long.<br /><br />They are wringing their hands trying to figure out how they can fix the contract that they have so badly screwed up for the town.<br /><br />Good luck. <br /><br />And Kelley, you are missing a major story on that front.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-62871238178740064502011-11-17T22:56:37.342-05:002011-11-17T22:56:37.342-05:00^Maybe thats the reason.. to justify more manpower...^Maybe thats the reason.. to justify more manpower to lessen burnout...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-73438703239308540712011-11-16T18:24:15.635-05:002011-11-16T18:24:15.635-05:0024hr shifts are not good in a town where the ambul...24hr shifts are not good in a town where the ambulance goes non stop. I'm not sure the level of care would be the same in hour 23 as hour 2 or 3....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-10034264850447133022011-11-16T13:48:23.862-05:002011-11-16T13:48:23.862-05:00Understaffed, overworked and now having a longer s...Understaffed, overworked and now having a longer shift? Seems like they should have added to the minimum on duty before agreeing to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com