VIDEO: CBS 11 News has learned some of the big problems the city of Dallas is having with its payroll system.
The president of the Dallas Fire Fighters Association, Jim McDade, said it’s hitting the city’s firefighters particularly hard.
“We have a morale problem with the fire department and this is just an added kick to the head with these guys,” said McDade.
McDade said the mistakes in firefighters’ paychecks and with their healthcare coverage have become such a big problem, they had to go right to the top and voice their concerns to City Manager T.C. Broadnax.
Their frustration boiled over in a letter to him that they also posted on social media.
McDade said firefighters are tired of feeling ignored.
“Our Dallas Firefighters are held to the highest of standards and we expect them to perform under the most adverse of conditions, yet our own internal departments NEVER held to that standard,” said McDade. “Our Firefighters deserve to be treated better…”