NOLA firefighters' union to file for contempt charges against mayor, Council

Source: WDSU

Nearly $75 million in back wages at issue

By Jonathan Shelley

NEW ORLEANS —A union representing hundreds of New Orleans firefighters is filing contempt of court charges against Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the New Orleans City Council, a move that comes days after a judge cleared the way for such action.

On Tuesday, WDSU reported that Orleans Civil District Judge Kern Reese granted a request by union attorneys looking to proceed with the motion. They are citing a failure of the City to pay a judgment ordered back in June 2014.

That judgment involves nearly $75 million in back wages.

Reese agreed, and, in his ruling, noted: "We have been kicking the can down the road for a long time. And maybe it's time to kick a can, but not down the road."

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