Sinema Bill on Firefighter Pay Is “Slap in the Face” to Workers Battling Blazes

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Biden’s 2021 funding boost for federal wildland firefighters is set to lapse, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s proposal would give them a major pay cut.

https://theintercept.com/2023/07/28/kyrsten-sinema-bill-firefighter-pay/?

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US wildland firefighter pay threatened by Republican feud in Congress

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - U.S. federal wildland firefighters are facing a huge potential pay cut this autumn that lawmakers in Washington warn could cause thousands to walk off the job, due to a feud among Republicans in Congress over federal spending.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-wildland-firefighter-pay-threatened-by-republican-feud-congress-2023-08-23/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C Aug 23 (Reuters),in Congress over federal spending.?