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"Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is calling on the county bus system to reconsider its firing of a worker who helped a woman during a domestic dispute.VIDEO: Fired transit worker is getting more supportFormer Milwaukee County bus supervisor Bill Bierman was saluted Wednesday by Sheriff David Clarke and other county leaders for helping a woman being assaulted by an apparent intoxicated man.The incident happened in October but has received media attention after Bierman was fired for intervening. He said he'd do it again.\"I'm not going to watch someone be a victim, and I speak for many people that I'm not the only one who would have responded in the manner I did,\" Bierman said.Abele sent a letter over to the bus system recommending they reverse their decision.He told WISN 12 News the surveillance video doesn't seem to justify Bierman's firing.\"Just looking at the video it's hard to see the grounds for a termination, and so we've asked them to reconsider it, and we'll see what happens,\" Abele said.Cameras caught the incident on tape near Second Street and National Avenue. WISN 12 News has requested a copy of the 13-minute video from the Milwaukee County Transit System to share. A spokeswoman said they're in the process of releasing it to the media.In the meantime, Bierman's attorney is still moving forward with a lawsuit against the county transit system.\"If we can't convince the parties to do the right thing here, then we will have no choice but to resort to litigation,\" Janet Heins said.A spokeswoman for the Milwaukee County Transit System emailed WISN 12 News a statement Wednesday night saying, \"Milwaukee County Director of Transportation Brian Dranzik has requested a meeting to review the discharge of William Bierman. Consistent with Milwaukee Transport Services' commitment to its longstanding partnership with Milwaukee County, we welcome the opportunity to meet with Mr. Dranzik so that we can listen to the county's concerns and act in conformity with the county's wishes.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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