Emanuel Lays Off City Workers

[ej510]

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.

[WinkyDink]

1. Evil = laying off custodians.

[ej510]

2. Rahm will privatize Chicago.

Emanuel is looking to privatize custodial services and the water-bill call center.

[WinkyDink]

9. Funny how publicly-paid politicians want to privatize services (alliteration unintended!).

[whathehell]

3. Why do they always say this: "My duty as mayor is to protect our city’s taxpayers and

be their voice, not to protect the city’s payroll".

The people "on the payroll are "taxpayers" too.

Fuck him and all of his lot...He's a prick on wheels.

[ej510]

4. To give the illusion he gives a fuck about the working class.

[whathehell]

14. I detest this guy, Rahm.

[WinkyDink]

10. Same thing said about teachers, as though they are not also tax-paying citizens.

[whathehell]

15. Exactly...You'd think someone would counter that stupid meme with the obvious, dont you?

[KansDem]

5. Say, Rahm! How much a cut are you taking?

To "protect (y)our city’s taxpayers and be their voice?"

Funny, a Google search of "rahm emanuel" and "pay cut" results in "0"...:shrug:

So how about it, Rahm? "Lead by example?"

[Shagbark Hickory]

6. Who voted for this douchebag?

[Starry Messenger]

7. Like public workers don't pay fucking taxes too.

Sounds like Chicago is well on its way to becoming some libertarian hell-hole. :(

[Zorra]

8. How fucking stupid do you have to be to vote for Rahm Emanuel?

Chicago bought a rotten lemon and they will be paying for it forever.

[ej510]

13. This is what happens when people vote off of name recognition instead of

studying the candidates.

[QC]

11. Rahm won a crushing victory--55% of the vote in a six-way field.

Clearly, Chicago wanted him. Now Chicago has got him.

[demmiblue]

12. I sense a one-sentenced response thread in the making.

:rofl: