I appreciate JG e-mailing me this BBC news story.
Here are excerpts from Gay march snub crew’s mistake:
[Nine] firefighters, based at Cowcaddens, refused to distribute community safety advice to people attending the Pride Scotia festival in George Square on 24 June.
A senior officer was demoted and the others received warning letters.
All are to attend a course in diversity training.
Mr Sweeney said: “This is a strong disciplinary action that is very serious, that’s placed on their personal record file that puts them in a very difficult employment position, so this is not a mild slap on the wrists.
“I think the important feature is that all nine firefighters have now said that given the same circumstances they would go out and would have done that work – a concession on their part that they should have done that job.”
09-05-2006 |
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