Nicholas
02-09-2006, 07:15 PM
A senior firefighter was demoted and eight of his colleagues officially warned today for refusing to hand out safety leaflets at a gay pride march.
The nine officers were rapped by Strathclyde Fire and Rescue (SFR) after disobeying orders during the Pride Scotia rally in June.
Fire service managers have also ordered the group, from Glasgow’s Cowcaddens station, to undergo intensive "diversity training" as part of their punishment.
The punishment sees one of the men involved, a watch manager, reduced to the rank of crew manager, losing an estimated £5,000 in salary. The others have all received official written warnings about their behaviour.
Fire chiefs deliberated about the matter for several days after speaking to four of the men during a final hearing on Monday this week. It followed another disciplinary session last month when the other five officers were questioned..................
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2336858,00.html
The nine officers were rapped by Strathclyde Fire and Rescue (SFR) after disobeying orders during the Pride Scotia rally in June.
Fire service managers have also ordered the group, from Glasgow’s Cowcaddens station, to undergo intensive "diversity training" as part of their punishment.
The punishment sees one of the men involved, a watch manager, reduced to the rank of crew manager, losing an estimated £5,000 in salary. The others have all received official written warnings about their behaviour.
Fire chiefs deliberated about the matter for several days after speaking to four of the men during a final hearing on Monday this week. It followed another disciplinary session last month when the other five officers were questioned..................
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2336858,00.html