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/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 2d 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 2d 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 2d ago

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

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u/schrutesanjunabeets Professional Asshole 2d 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 2d 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 2d 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.