r/Firefighting • u/946stockton • 2d ago

General Discussion Mississippi Firefighters- 35 Years and no COLA

https://www.wlox.com/2025/08/27/mississippi-fire-departments-questioning-long-term-impact-recent-changes-pers/?outputType=amp

A new Mississippi law is making all new people hired on for police/fire to put in 35 years of service before they are eligible for their retirement, and no cost of living adjustment.

When a state senator was asked about how it’ll affect recruiting “They can do something else.”

Their state usually ranks at the bottom of rankings, so residents of other states near the bottom can still say, "Thank God for Mississippi.”

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u/schrutesanjunabeets Professional Asshole 2d ago

They voted for it.  They can have it, just like Utah.

Maybe they'll learn one day, but probably not.

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u/Nsnfirerescue 2d ago

You mean voting anti union/labor candidates had consequences?😂

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u/schrutesanjunabeets Professional Asshole 2d ago

Shh. Nobody tell the rest of my shift.

I have a guy that's 60 that has to stay a few more years because "healthcare for my wife and I would be $20,000/year until Medicare" but will tell you that dark, dirty, socialist "single-payer healthcare is the devil!"

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u/Nsnfirerescue 2d ago

They think they are in the "Good Ol' Boys" for some reason, really showing those people they dont like! "They can work 35 years just like I did, builds character!"

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u/trapper2530 2d ago

Crazy how many super pro union guys are hard nose conservative.

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u/Nsnfirerescue 2d ago

Crazy that some of our own can’t vote in their own best interest are trusted with representing a body of their constituents. “That’s a bold strategy Cotten, let’s see how that plays out”

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u/trapper2530 1d ago

They truly dont believe the dems are the pro union party. Too many people ignore basic information. Like certain people connected with child trafficking. They flat out dont believe it or say they never heard that before. They truly think Rs are the pro union party.

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u/schrutesanjunabeets Professional Asshole 1d ago

Because honestly?  The national Dem party hasn't really done anything to put themselves in blue collar homes in a LONG time.  It's not a secret.

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u/wimpymist 1d ago

They have done way more than Republicans dude. You might wanna look into that statement

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u/schrutesanjunabeets Professional Asshole 1d ago

You must've misunderstood my comment.  I'm a pretty liberal guy, but the Democrat party has done absolutely nothing in terms of PR and advertising to bring rural and blue collar workers into their party.  Offering coding classes to laid off coal workers in Appalachia?  Give me a break.

I didn't mean my comment in terms of policy.  Politics is a popularity contest.

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u/wimpymist 1d ago

Oh yeah, I totally agree with that. Any PR they do just gets drowned out by Republicans misinformation propaganda too. It's an uphill battle.

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u/schrutesanjunabeets Professional Asshole 1d ago

Absolutely.  Everyone keeps pointing back to Biden ending the railroad strike last year as proof that the Dems aren't really for labor, they just like to say it.

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u/InboxZero 1d ago

My local is going through a contract negotiation now, one of our state liaisons hooked us up with a state senator to help grease the wheels a bit and get us some traction. I got a call from our treasurer letting us know that we’d been invited to a fundraiser for the guy and got three free tickets. “You know based on his voting record he’s anti-union? I understand he might help us but watch what wagon you hitch us to.”

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u/Nsnfirerescue 1d ago

The fundraiser setting would definitely be in the back of mind if I were in your shoes honestly. No way to really know if it’s a “pay to play” quid pro quo situation there. It’s a messy world out there

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u/InboxZero 1d ago

Yup! Luckily I’m only a past e-board member and they wanted to know if I wanted to go. I said my piece (and I’m not going) and I hope they watch their asses.

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u/Nsnfirerescue 1d ago

“The road to hell is paved in good intentions”

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u/GreatBoogleyMoogely 1d ago

You can be pro union or vote conservative but you can't be both