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Video: St. Louis firefighters, mayor exchange ‘attack’ ads

Fire pension reform is at issue, union calls Slay’s efforts a ‘raid’ on their futures

By David Hunn
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — The battle between firefighters and city leaders has burned for six months. Now it’s taking to the airwaves.

Both the firefighters union and the campaign of Mayor Francis Slay have mounted television advertisements in the last week, each attacking the other over fire pension reform.

The firefighters’ 30-second ad calls Slay’s proposal, which would deeply cut fire retirement benefits and save millions in city funds every year, a “raid” on their futures.

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