Firefighters in Pittsburgh

==Background==
* Union President is Joe King.
* Joshua Bloom is an attorney for the union.
* Firefighters in Pittsburgh fared better during Pittsburgh's descent into distressed status than any other union, Malloy said. 
* Firefighters in Pittsburgh get 112 sick days a year, while police officers in Pittsburgh lot their 150 sick days and they were replaced with 12 personal days.
* Other city unions complain to the City Council that Joe King grabs for contract money even if it means another union will suffer, Doug Shields said. 
:While police deal with aging equipment and staff shortages, Malloy said, firefighters get $1 million a month in overtime. Malloy predicted King's success will catch up with him during the next round of contract negotiations.
==Details==
The 2001 contract drove Fire Bureau spending from $50.9 million in 2000 to $58.3 million in 2003. It is $48.4 million in 2006.
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* Firefighters in Pittsburgh-plank-Peduto & http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_482719.html from December 2006
* Firefighters in Pittsburgh-statements-Huss from December 2006
* Firefighters in Pittsburgh-statements-Bloom from December 2006
* Firefighters in Pittsburgh-Ravenstahl
* Firefighters in Pittsburgh-Peduto
==Links==
* Fire_pact_of_2001
===Media===
* http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_032165025.html Firefighters overtime to be addressed by Ravenstahl, Feb 2007
* http://kdka.com/local/local_story_031164915.html Feb 1, 2007, about overtime and top wage earners
* http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_026203646.html from January 2007 about opening of contract, or not
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