Stupid Union News

From Firehouse.com: As punishment for working a second job at a Bremerton ambulance company, a longtime North Kitsap firefighter has been kicked out of the union that represents him.
The Professional Fire Fighters of Kitsap County IAFF Local 2819 brought charges to expel Mark Romero, 52, in May after he refused to quit working at Olympic Ambulance and Bremerton Ambulance. The union had told its members that it considered those companies, owned by Bill Littlejohn, to be rivals.
"You can't go out there and go against the interests of the organization," said Ricky Walsh, a vice president of the International Association of Fire Fighters. "He chose his path."
"We're disappointed," Littlejohn said of the declaration. "It's never our intent to try to compete with the fire departments. We typically have a good relationship with them."
Emergency medical technicians from Olympic Ambulance and Bremerton Ambulance respond to basic life support calls and provide basic transportation services between hospitals.....
The political experience spurred the IAFF to declare Littlejohn's organizations rivals. Union firefighters were asked to quit jobs with Littlejohn's companies.
Romero, who trained many firefighters as an EMT instructor, refused to quit and fought the changes. He said his salary from the Littlejohn companies helped support himself, his wife and his five children.
North Kitsap Fire and Rescue Chief Dan Smith, Romero's boss, said the union's decision does not affect Romero's employment. Firefighters do not have to be in a union in Washington state.
Romero is particularly bothered by the expulsion because of his history with the union. He is a founding member of Local 2819 and has repeatedly worked on behalf of his fellow members over the years.
"It effects my sense of honor and integrity," he said. "I spent countless hours defending these guys, negotiating contracts for them. Now they're kicking me out in the twilight of my career." http://www.firehouse.com/news/10854494/firefighter-kicked-out-of-wash-union-over-second-job
So, a guy has a second job, a job that saves people's lives and the firefighting union thugs throw a temper tantrum and throw out a member, someone who was a founding member and union representative for the union.
What a pathetic bunch of union thugs.