MAYOR EDWARD I. KOCH - "HOW AM I DOING?"
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And had utter contempt for the Unions, PD and FD.
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I'm sure the guys from E-232 will remember him fondly
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1261Truckie said:
I'm sure they will, once they get back from the longest relocation ever.
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25 years ago on Superbowl Sunday 1-31-88 a supervising dispatcher entered the Brooklyn Communications Office and transmitted a false alarm. E-232 was relocated to Tillary st where the Brooklyn Boro Commander informed them there dedication and bravery was no longer needed. ONE OF THE MOST COWARDLY ACTS IN OUR HISTORY.
The disrespect towards our brother's ( from some of our own ) MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
NEVER FORGET ENGINE 232
Planned & Orchestrated by Homer Bishop & Gary Dellaverson, both of whom then smirked about their strategic success . And the 'how am i doin guy was the mayor......hey ed .....HIM..HIM...ETC ETC.
The disrespect towards our brother's ( from some of our own ) MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
NEVER FORGET ENGINE 232
Planned & Orchestrated by Homer Bishop & Gary Dellaverson, both of whom then smirked about their strategic success . And the 'how am i doin guy was the mayor......hey ed .....HIM..HIM...ETC ETC.
NY Times article following closing:
"Koch and Firefighters Resolve Their Dispute"
By TODD S. PURDUM
Published: February 26, 1988
"Mayor Koch and the New York City firefighters union yesterday announced the settlement of a two-week-old job action that, in the rosy glow of resolution, neither side seemed willing to acknowledge had occurred.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Koch said a fivefold increase in requests for medical leave by firefighters protesting the quick closing of a Brooklyn engine company was an illegal job action. He said he would seek a court order to block it.
But after a meeting that night with the leader of the firefighters' union, Nick Mancuso, in which the Mayor effectively agreed to several union requests, the animosity of the past was forgotten at a City Hall news conference yesterday.
With Mr. Mancuso by his side, Mr. Koch said publicly for the first time that he would support a City Council bill to require 30 days' notice before a firehouse could be closed. He also agreed to review the respective roles of the Fire and Police Departments in handling serious auto accidents and building collapses, and to answer questions from union members at a delegates' meeting, probably next month. 'We Have Disposed of the Matter'
The Mayor's remarks contrasted sharply with his earlier comments on the closing of Engine Co. 232 in the Brownsville section during the Super Bowl on Jan. 31. The company was ordered to a nearby station under emergency conditions and was then told their station was closed - tactics that the Mayor termed ''brilliant.''
Asked whether it was the job action that had made him realize the depth of the firefighters' ire, Mr. Koch brushed aside his earlier condemnation of the increased leave requests, which officials had said cost the city about $500,000 in overtime pay.
''At this point we have disposed of that matter,'' he said. ''So I'm not going to characterize currently anything that was done before in a way that would be pejorative. They had grievances which we attempted to resolve and we resolved them.''
Mr. Mancuso, the president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, maintained, as he had all along, that the union had not organized any job action. 'What This City Stands For'
''The Mayor has indicated that in the future he would at least give we, the union, the firefighters, an opportunity, and the elected officials and more important the communities, to at least express our opposing views and opinions,'' he said. ''And I think that's pretty much what this city stands for.''
Mr. Koch said he had told the Council majority leader, Peter F. Vallone, two weeks ago that he would support the 30-day notice bill. Asked why he had not said so publicly, he said: ''I'm not required to. I was going to surprise you by signing it when you would think that I was going to veto it.''
The Mayor said he still thought his method of closing the firehouse was a good way to avoid public confrontation. But he said if the Council thinks its bill is ''a better way, we're going to try it.''
Mr. Mancuso said the union would continue its efforts to have Engine Company 232 reopened and to block the Mayor's plan to close another station in the Bronx. The Mayor said it was the union's right to try to persuade the City Council and the Board of Estimate that the closings were not necessary to balance the budget, as Mr. Koch contends.
Mr. Mancuso said he was especially pleased that the Mayor had agreed to reopen the administration's review of the Fire Department's proper role in removing victims trapped in car accidents and building collapses. Last year, after months of disputes, the police were given primary responsibility for such incidents."
"Koch and Firefighters Resolve Their Dispute"
By TODD S. PURDUM
Published: February 26, 1988
"Mayor Koch and the New York City firefighters union yesterday announced the settlement of a two-week-old job action that, in the rosy glow of resolution, neither side seemed willing to acknowledge had occurred.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Koch said a fivefold increase in requests for medical leave by firefighters protesting the quick closing of a Brooklyn engine company was an illegal job action. He said he would seek a court order to block it.
But after a meeting that night with the leader of the firefighters' union, Nick Mancuso, in which the Mayor effectively agreed to several union requests, the animosity of the past was forgotten at a City Hall news conference yesterday.
With Mr. Mancuso by his side, Mr. Koch said publicly for the first time that he would support a City Council bill to require 30 days' notice before a firehouse could be closed. He also agreed to review the respective roles of the Fire and Police Departments in handling serious auto accidents and building collapses, and to answer questions from union members at a delegates' meeting, probably next month. 'We Have Disposed of the Matter'
The Mayor's remarks contrasted sharply with his earlier comments on the closing of Engine Co. 232 in the Brownsville section during the Super Bowl on Jan. 31. The company was ordered to a nearby station under emergency conditions and was then told their station was closed - tactics that the Mayor termed ''brilliant.''
Asked whether it was the job action that had made him realize the depth of the firefighters' ire, Mr. Koch brushed aside his earlier condemnation of the increased leave requests, which officials had said cost the city about $500,000 in overtime pay.
''At this point we have disposed of that matter,'' he said. ''So I'm not going to characterize currently anything that was done before in a way that would be pejorative. They had grievances which we attempted to resolve and we resolved them.''
Mr. Mancuso, the president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, maintained, as he had all along, that the union had not organized any job action. 'What This City Stands For'
''The Mayor has indicated that in the future he would at least give we, the union, the firefighters, an opportunity, and the elected officials and more important the communities, to at least express our opposing views and opinions,'' he said. ''And I think that's pretty much what this city stands for.''
Mr. Koch said he had told the Council majority leader, Peter F. Vallone, two weeks ago that he would support the 30-day notice bill. Asked why he had not said so publicly, he said: ''I'm not required to. I was going to surprise you by signing it when you would think that I was going to veto it.''
The Mayor said he still thought his method of closing the firehouse was a good way to avoid public confrontation. But he said if the Council thinks its bill is ''a better way, we're going to try it.''
Mr. Mancuso said the union would continue its efforts to have Engine Company 232 reopened and to block the Mayor's plan to close another station in the Bronx. The Mayor said it was the union's right to try to persuade the City Council and the Board of Estimate that the closings were not necessary to balance the budget, as Mr. Koch contends.
Mr. Mancuso said he was especially pleased that the Mayor had agreed to reopen the administration's review of the Fire Department's proper role in removing victims trapped in car accidents and building collapses. Last year, after months of disputes, the police were given primary responsibility for such incidents."
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