Fire, police, city workers address City Council

Dozens of firefighters, policemen and city workers crowded the City Council assembly room tonight to air their grievances over pay, pensions and appeals.

Jonathon Lehman, a local firefighter, spoke for about four minutes on behalf of three employee unions, saying they were expressing solidarity.

"We're not irrational; we're not greedy," Lehman said.

He said the only thing the union members wanted was what had been taking from them over the years. He gave a list of grievances, including making sure the city's pension plans remained untouched, giving city workers health coverage over the age of 65 and making sure workers are paid overtime.

For complete details, read tomorrow's Times Free Press.

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