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McCOOK, Ill. — Workers at the McCook Fire Department have taken to the picket lines to protest a mass layoff.
The town, located just south of Chicago, decided to privatize its fire service and gave the contract to a company called Kurtz Ambulance Service, Inc.
“They really never negotiated,” veteran firefighter Danny Golden said. “They said take severance or there’s the door. They did offer a $15,000 cut that would put them-us under the savings what they’re saving with Kurtz.” The eight fired union firefighters picketed in front of the village hall Monday.
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