Prop B pay raise fight traps 44 more cadets at fire academy

Houston fire cadets invited their families to the academy Wednesday to see how hard they've trained over the last several months. Walks across the training ground in the mist came in place of a cancelled graduation ceremony.
Even though nearly four dozen cadets are ready to go to Houston fire stations, they're not.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner decided not to swear these firefighters in due to the ongoing discussions over the price of voter approved pay raises through Prop B.
Turner says it could cost the city $100 million to implement the pay parity plan. It is money Turner says the city does not have. He is keeping the option of firefighter layoffs on the table. It is bureaucratically easier to fire cadets before they are sworn in.
Wednesday, after learning reporters were eager to ask him about the fire cadets, Turner hastily cancelled his regularly scheduled news conference. He didn't respond to a question asked by ABC13's Ted Oberg.
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Sylvester Turner needs to go.

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@Micho Rizo Yet Sylvester didn't hesitate or care about other city workers when he signed a bill giving HPD a 98 million dollar increase in pay. gtfoh

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they are heavily underpaid...bet the mayor is not

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Gay

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Boa tarde

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This is sad.

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