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Local 135 is having a rally at City Hall, 455 N. Main on Tuesday July 19th. Event will be held from 08-11 am.
Come out and stand shoulder to shoulder with Wichita's firefighters and support their team inside advocating for critical public safety funding.
For years, our firefighters have done more with less, and wages have stagnated to a shocking level - over 30% lower than the cities around us.
Our firefighters have been meeting with city officials over the last few weeks trying to find solutions for this issue. There's been little movement on this front and the city budget is being shaped NOW. In years past, these talks have gone on so long that the resources needed to modernize wages and department size don't make it into budget requests.
THE TIME IS NOW. Wichita can't afford to wait another three years for these talks to come around again as things like recruitment, retainment, and morale continue to fall further behind and valuable experience is forced to leave our city for another.
It's time to make this right - for our firefighters and their families but also for Wichita and our families.
We will have t-shirts, signs, and drinks - all we need is YOU!
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