July 1st , lol. So far I know nothing really. And they change it by the day. Only information we get is what we read or watch in public meetings. We have been fighting it for a while. For backround, as some know, I am a Deputy Chief of a fire department. To save money, they want to mege us with the town next to us. We showed them it will not save money, and they admit it, but will fo it anyway as ots a political feather for the current mayor. This way she can move on to bigger and better things. Forced out is them cutting our pay, presumably. As they will not pay the town next door more. But they have never brought up compensation, contracts, or even how anything will be done. Meger is less then two months away, with 0 plan or comunications. Take into considerment, I will have to run a shift of people that I know nothing about, including quilifications, skills, or even equipment. Not an ideal situation. Plus to achieve this feet , We will be fired, so they can take away our civil service protections. This basicly means, they dont have to rehire people, and if they do, they may not even negotiate a contract. For me Its a mess, and i will just have my time on to retire. Unfortunately, giving us 2 months notice that all compensation ( for sick time, vacation time and comp time) will be paid out now, is not ideal. Financial or otherwise. No time to prepare what to do or how to proceed. Plus, after the covid, and working us for days stright, because of illness, now we dont even get to take vacations. Its a bit obtuse. No care for the workers or families that work for them. People have had vacations cancled and rearanged for the last 3 years. For me , at my age, and the fear of having a pay cut that will effect my pension negatively, for life makes it a foreced retirement. Thats if they even hire me back. My position is one of the ones they want downsized. So who knows.
