This is a follow up to an earlier post concerning Superindent Cortines’ call for a 12% decrease in wages from the school district’s employees. Please read this article in the Los Angeles Daily News for the details.
In my opinion, whatever happens will set the stage for negotiations with municipal unions in the city of Los Angeles.
Ramon Cortines was very frank about the economic realities:
… he plans to meet with all employee unions this week to discuss what he previously described as “the worst budget crisis in years.”
“I suppose I could have told my employees that we’ll continue to do things as usual and go belly up, Cortines said in an interview.
“But you tell me what happens to the union when this district goes into receivership,” he added, referring to the potential for the district to be taken over by a court-appointed trustee if it becomes insolvent.
The same message needs to be delivered to city workers.
I would rather see the City Council and the unions work towards a sensible and sustainable wage and benefit structure rather than have throw the city in bankruptcy,
I fear there is a lack of leadership on both sides; therefore, bankruptcy seems to have the inside track.
The ultimate resolution of this mess will ultimately determine who serves as our next Mayor
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