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Colleagues, union urge review and reinstatement of San Francisco fire protection engineer
Summary
Colleagues, union representatives and family members asked the San Francisco Fire Commission to review the termination of fire protection engineer Mark Ma, alleging he was denied due process after being required to repeat probation and citing cultural misunderstandings around a returned gift.
Members of the public and coworkers asked the San Francisco Fire Commission on June 27 to reconsider the department’s termination of fire protection engineer Mark Ma.
Paul Kim, a union representative for IFPTE Local 21, said the department required Ma to repeat probation under civil service‑exempt rules and that, as a result, Ma “was not afforded due process rights” when investigated over an incident described as alleged harassment. Kim said he and colleagues…
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