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Protest of Mayor's Conference Continues

Tim Martin

Story Created: Jun 13, 2009 at 7:06 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jun 13, 2009 at 7:06 PM EDT

A protest by Providence Firefighters continues to keep members of the Obama Administration away from this weekend's US Conference of Mayors, at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

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Tuesday, Jun 16 at 12:46 AM Joe wrote ...

I work at a hospital and I have zero co-pay! HAha!!!

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Sunday, Jun 14 at 11:31 PM Derek wrote ...

In this economy I have no sympathy for the firefighters of Providence. Everyone is hurting finacially. They are complaining about paying up 15% for medical copays. Funny, that is the low end of private sector employees medical copays. Also, private sector employees do not have contractual raises. At some point in time everyone has to take one for the team. Many communities have their civil servants pay far more for medical coverage, why not Providence?

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Sunday, Jun 14 at 11:14 PM Kyle wrote ...

War Time rules Greg, come on get real. There hasn't been a declaration of war since WW2. And no offense Sabelle, how is it fair for Fire Fighters to not have a contract, yet still do their jobs protecting you. Maybe a little respect and attention should go to them. I find it sad that this "administration of the people" refuses to listen to the peoples issues.

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Sunday, Jun 14 at 12:49 PM Sabelle wrote ...

I've always been a person to encourage a person's rights but not when it makes the city, or in my case my high school, look bad. Because of these protests, they've pushed away a lot of media away from the city; media that could do the city some good but now it won't happen since these protesters choose the best [or worst] times to protest.

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Sunday, Jun 14 at 12:25 PM greg wrote ...

how about doing a story about why the secrete service with ppd taken down plates of cars that were parked in-front of the center witch by they way they should have been now since we are still under war time rules. tell me did any cars get searched going into the garage at the the place? they should have been according to department of homeland security

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