chelsea update: Paperwork filed to unionize the Chelsea Area Fire Authority

By John Counts Crime and courts reporter

Posted on Thu, Dec 20, 2012 : 4:48 p.m.

Courtesy of the Chelsea Area Fire Authority website

Firefighters in Chelsea have filed paperwork that would unionize the fire department, the Chelsea Update reports.

Four of the 12 firefighters in the department are believed to have signed the paperwork, which was submitted to the International Association of Firefighters in November, the report said. Thirty percent of the department needs to request it for the paperwork to be accepted.

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