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Longtime Hartford recreation workers allege unfair hiring, lost hours and cuts to summer programs
Summary
Two longtime recreation workers told the council they were denied hours and replaced by nonunion hires; one worker described being "ambushed" on a three-way phone call and said summer camps and meals were cut back.
Michael Downs and Shirley Mims, both Hartford residents who identified concerns about the Department of Recreation, used public comment to call for changes in department leadership and staffing.
"It's way over his head in that job. He has no idea what he's doing. He hires non union workers. And calls them union workers," Michael Downs said, referring to Department of Recreation Director Brian Gallagher. Downs told the council he first raised concerns when Gallagher was approved as director and said he still believes Gallagher is not qualified.
Shirley Mims, who said she has worked with…
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