Milwaukee Firefighters Plan to Fight Job Cuts in Proposed Budget
By:
Jocelyne Pruna
Posted: Oct 10, 2017 6:58 AM CDT
-
2:32
VISIT Milwaukee preview: April 19-21
-
1:12
It’s National Garden Month; when should Wisconsinites start...
-
4:05
Art festival returning to Mitchell Park Domes to close out April
-
4:15
Financial advisor talks Financial Literacy Month
-
2:20
Another day of showers before a dry weekend
-
3:13
Milwaukee Admirals
-
1:55
Community remembers man who died after being struck by a garbage...
-
2:20
Mayor Johnson signals support for reconfiguring 794 as discussions...
-
2:29
81% believe democracy under threat; only 23% not worried about...
-
3:27
Remembering Milwaukee’s women’s pro team amid WNBA fever
-
1:58
Wisconsin tribe files lawsuit against social media companies...
-
2:24
Key takeaways in 2024 matchups, top issues for voters
Milwaukee Professional Firefighters plan an event at noon outside of City Hall to denounce the elimination of 75 firefighter position and six fire houses if the 2018 proposed budget is approved.
According to their release, if these cuts are approved, it will mark the elimination of over 300 front line firefighters since Mayor Tom Barrett took office 14 years ago.
The group will be joined by 200 firefighters from around Wisconsin supporting them.
Barrett proposed the cuts because he said the city is received less state funding and pension costs are high.
Click here to read more on the budget.
Sign up for the CBS 58 Newsletter