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Firefighters union says some civil service promotional exams were canceled after judge ruled in lawsuit over tests

Por: The Boston Globe Nation November 10, 2022

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Officials have informed a statewide union for Massachusetts firefighters that Civil Service promotional exams for lieutenant and captain have been canceled due to , the labor group said Wednesday.Richard D. MacKinnon Jr., president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts, confirmed the news in a letter to members dated Wednesday and posted to the union’s official Twitter page.He wrote that the Civil Service Commission told him the... + full article



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