Detroit schools Emergency Manager cuts employee wages by 10 percent
Detroit Pubic Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts said today that he will impose a 10 percent wage cut on all school employees, a move he says will save the indebted school system $81 million this year. The Detroit News reports that move marks the first time that an Emergency Manager has used the power of the state’s Emergency Manager law to modify the terms of a collective bargaining agreement
Jul 31, 202084.7K Shares2.2M Views
Detroit Pubic Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts said today that he will impose a 10 percent wage cut on all school employees, a move he says will save the indebted school system $81 million this year.
The Detroit Newsreports that move marks the first time that an Emergency Manager has used the power of the state’s Emergency Manager law to modify the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
“„Keith Johnson, president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, which has 5,922 members, said the union will not accept Roberts’ plan.
“„“He gave us his notice, now I’m about to take the action I need to,” Johnson said this morning, declining to explain what that action will be.
“„Asked whether teachers would strike or not show up for school this fall or whether the union is considering legal action, Johnson refused to answer the question.
“„“At this point, I’m not going to say anything about what we are going to do. What he brought forth is not acceptable and will be not accepted by the DFT,” he said.
“„In 2009, the union gave $93 million in concessions for its contract that expires in June.
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