After scathing audits, the Cleveland Fire Department has put together and agreement, pending approval of the union membership, that would sharply curtail the shift trading that has been going on. One firefighter had taken months off, and then worked 18 days in 3 weeks to make up for it. For up-to-date news accounts of this story, photos, videos and to post comments, please access the links.
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01/23/2012 – Shift trading by Cleveland firefighters would be curbed under new agreement