Detroit Mayor Dave Bing surprised the city’s union leaders
Wednesday with a hard one-two punch by announcing a new contract for
city workers that slashes pay by 10 percent followed by hundreds of
layoff notices.
The Detroit Free Press
reported the announcement “enraged labor bosses,” who had spent the day
trying to figure out how to respond to Bing’s pending contract
announcement aimed at saving $102 million. Apparently, they were not
expecting immediate layoffs and were still hoping that negotiations
would continue.
“This is a tough day for me, a tough day for city workers, and a tough day for all Detroiters,” Bing said. “However, it’s a necessary day.
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