Since January of 2022, promotions within the St. Louis City Fire Department have been on hold, making over a dozen firefighters serve in leadership positions in an acting capacity without the proper pay and eventually prompting them to file a lawsuit. Judge Joseph Whyte, in a New Year’s Eve ruling, sided with the firefighters against the City.
“There’s room for backpay and benefits,” Secretary Treasurer St. Louis for Firefighters Local 73 David Rodriguez tells KMOX “which we believe would include the promotions and seniority that would go along with that.”
Rodriguez says they understand this ruling to mean the Department can finally begin to promote firefighters…