Emanuel Lays Off City Workers

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But Union Leader Insists that Mayor Never Offered Any Negotiations

By NADA SHAMAH

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has sent out 625 pink slips to city employees, all in the name of saving the city money.

The layoffs, which, according to Emanuel, will save the city almost $12 million, will affect most of the Chicago Department of Transportation’s seasonal employees, custodians at Midway and O’Hare airports and Chicago Public Libraries, and workers who run the city’s water-bill call center and manage city benefits.

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“My duty as mayor is to protect our city’s taxpayers and be their voice, not to protect the city’s payroll,” Emanuel said at a City Hall press conference last Friday.

“No amount of smoke and mirrors can put off the tough decisions any longer,” he said.

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“We are greatly concerned about the 625 families and workers who did nothing wrong and did nothing to create the budget deficit we faced two years ago as well as today,” said Jorge Ramirez, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor.

Cont'd at the link: http://www.swnewsherald.com/news_frontpage/2011/07/072211c_layoffs.php

Fuck this terrorist.