Three hold-out unions with 450 layoffs hanging in the balance—Teamster 726, Laborers 1001 and AFSMCE Council 31—are standing in the way of a two-year deal on cost-cutting concessions to save the jobs of 1,504 city of Chicago employees targeted for layoffs.
Mayor Daley refused today to say what he would do if the unions don't get on board by the July 15 deadline.
But Daley hinted strongly that layoffs would be confined to those three union locals.
It used to be that a contract meant a contract. But nowadays, Daley is forcing the unions to reopen the talks and take a beating in the re-negotiations. And if a contract is no longer binding on all parties, what's to stop the runaway train that results?
We're going to hope these unions stick to their guns and force Daley's hand. They have a trump card we don't - the ability to strike. And everyone will see how city services are affected. It may well be that too many of these jobs are actually layers of waste. It may also be that years, even decades of fiscal mismanagement are coming home to roost and voters might finally wake up to the fact that Shortshanks and his merry band of thieves have been plundering for far too long.
We're going to hope these unions stick to their guns and force Daley's hand. They have a trump card we don't - the ability to strike. And everyone will see how city services are affected. It may well be that too many of these jobs are actually layers of waste. It may also be that years, even decades of fiscal mismanagement are coming home to roost and voters might finally wake up to the fact that Shortshanks and his merry band of thieves have been plundering for far too long.
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