VIDEO: Corbett on Slay Recall

The President of the 24th Ward Democrats sat down with PubDef.net this afternoon to discuss the ongoing effort to recall Mayor Francis Slay and why his organization opposes it.

John Corbett, president of the 24th Ward Regular Democratic Organization, was active in the recall of his own alderman, Tom Bauer, just two years ago. Corbett is a retired University City firefighter and has spent time lobbying on behalf of firefighters in state government. He says he sometimes worked with, and sometimes against, former Fire Chief Sherman George back when George was an active member of the black firefighters’ organization, F.I.R.E.

“Sherman has his own agenda, just like I did when I was president of the firefighters’ union,” says Corbett. “I don’t think Sherman ever changed from working for F.I.R.E.”

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