Conservative
Type 40
Where is the liberal outrage at this 'attack' on unions in Chicago? Liberals have complained vehemently about similar 'attacks' against unions in Wisconsin, etc., Not a peep on this though.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/us/10cncworkrules.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/us/10cncworkrules.html
Just two months after his inauguration, Mr. Emanuel already finds himself locked in a dispute with union officials over his demand that they agree to change some workplace rules or face hundreds of layoffs.
The new mayors options appear to be limited even further by the 10-year contracts that Richard M. Daley reached with dozens of city workers unions in 2007. Those deals promised the same conditions and annual wage increases for union members through 2017. Still, there are clauses that seem to allow the Emanuel administration to reopen the contracts in 2012.
Mr. Emanuel said last month, he will have to lay off more than 600 workers unless their unions agree to changes in work rules.
The mayor suggested an end to the contractually mandated practice of paying those employees double their usual $45.10 hourly rate for overtime.
Paybacks are a bitch, aren't they.The hoisting engineers union, which had been a major supporter of Mr. Daley, backed Gery Chico to succeed him in the election in February.