Florida’s Professional Firefighters Announce Boycott of the City of Clearwater
The Florida Professional Firefighters today is urging its 26,000 members, along
with the 280,000 professional fire fighters across the nation and Canada, to
boycott the City of Clearwater for their unethical and illegal treatment of its
fire fighters.
The boycott stems from several years of issues ranging from illegal demotions
and firings, to sexual harassment of female firefighters by Clearwater city
manager William Horne and Clearwater Fire Chief Jamie Geer.
The taxpayers of Clearwater have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars funding
a personal war by Horne and Geer against the Clearwater Fire Fighters
Association (CFFA). This personal war has led to defeat in every legal battle
Clearwater has entered in to.
In addition to the money already spent, Clearwater taxpayers have yet to pay for
the 26 pending grievances and 1 sexual discrimination case that has yet to be
resolved. In tough financial times, the potential to exceed $1 Million in costs
is a reality, not a dream.
In response to the way the City of Clearwater has decided to treat its fire
fighters, all firefighters coming to Florida are being advised to avoid the
Clearwater area as a vacation destination. All fire fighters living in the
area are asked to spend their money in neighboring cities and not Clearwater.
This boycott will last as long as Clearwater Firefighters are treated as
second-class citizens.
For more information on the boycott, as well as the illegal treatment of
Clearwater’s firefighters, contact:
- John Lee, President of the Clearwater Firefighters Association at (727)
804-5064.
- David Hogan, Secretary/Treasurer of the Clearwater Firefighters Assn. (727)
647-5659
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Florida’s Professional Firefighters Announce Boycott of the City of Clearwater
