Discrimination in hiring practices and denial of promotion opportunities were among concerns brought up during the committee meeting to improve representation of Black people in the CFD.
Members of the Black Fire Brigade speak to Ald. James Gardiner, 45th, after a meeting on racial disparities in Chicago Fire Department hiring practices, May 2, 2024, at City Hall. Chicago aldermen and residents criticized Fire Department brass and officials from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration for not attending a Thursday meeting on a lack of diversity in the ranks of the Chicago Fire Department.
Discrimination in hiring practices and denial of promotion opportunities were among concerns brought up during the committee meeting to improve representation of Black people in the department. The CFD workforce is about 63% white and 90% male, according to the city. About 14.4% of the Fire Department is Black, compared to 30% of Chicago’s population.
Curtis said during the meeting that the low number of Black firefighters fails to comply with the decades-old affirmative action provision of the city’s contract with the local firefighter’s union that establishes a goal that 45% of the workforce be Black and Hispanic people. He said to help the city meet the standard, the Black Fire Brigade has tried to partner with the CFD to aid in efforts to hire more Black firefighters, but to no avail.
A major barrier to inclusive hiring, Curtis and other advocates said, is the mystery surrounding the entrance test required to become a Chicago firefighter. “There’s a whole load of fire department jobs out there, people, so check things out — it doesn’t just have to be Chicago,” Sposato said.
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