Newton firefighters, cops tie up traffic

Irilyth says it took 45 minutes to get from Watertown Square to the Masspike entrance in Newton Corner this morning because of a protest by Newton firefighters:

.. At the exit of the loop [in Newton Corner], there was a sign saying "Mayor Whatsisname is unfair to Newton Firefighters", and another underneath it saying "Sorry for the inconvenience! Call Mayor Whatsisname at 666-whatsisnumber". Were the police sufficiently pissed off about Mayor Whatsisname's treatment of the firefighters that they shut down a major commuting route during rush hour? In my world, they would all be fired for a stunt like that. (If the firefighters are pissed off at Mayor Whatsisname, they should let his house burn down, not get their police friends to harass motorists on their behalf.)