Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Unions Fight Scranton Mayor After He Cuts Pay

Cooper & Walsh, NYT
When the city of Scranton, Pa., found itself down to its last $5,000 in the bank last week, its Democratic mayor took a highly unusual step: he unilaterally cut the pay of city workers — including police officers, firefighters and even himself — to the minimum wage, just $7.25 an hour. Now the city’s unions are fighting for their promised pay in court. Follow @NYTNational for breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors “The teenagers who work at the ice cream stand not far from my house, they make $8.50 an hour —...

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