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Detroit, happy to do it's duty of giving everyone a crystal ball into the future of other American cities. At least Detroit was built on actually making something you could use and touch. The same can't be said for many other American cities right now who's leading exports are CDO's and usury charging of the rest of the world for promises they're making but will never keep.
Detroit has and will continue to be an interesting microcosm of what will slowly spread, or quite quickly spread to much of the leading cities in the US.
Today's chapter, more snazzy union chants demanding more fictitious fiat money from places that are completely imaginary and beyond solvent 1000 fold.
Detroit is not soon to be mad max beyond thunderdome territory, IT IS mad max territory. Right there along with other rust belt superstars like Cleveland, with it's viral video hit, "at least were not Detroit".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM
Up to 1,000 more Detroit layoffs on the horizon
DAVID JOSAR
The Detroit News
Detroit -- Mayor Dave Bing has threatened that an additional 1,000 city workers will lose their jobs starting Saturday, but as of late Wednesday, his spokesman said hard numbers on how many people would be affected and in which departments were unavailable because of "variables" that are part of the layoff plan.
"There are a number of variables which are going into the number of layoffs which are expected to occur next week," spokesman Ed Cardenas said in a statement. He said a "clearer view of where we are, and where we are going" should be available today.
Earlier, Bing had promised that, at least for now, public safety agencies are safe from layoffs.
Meanwhile, late Wednesday afternoon, more than 200 union workers, most from AFSCME Local 207, marched near the Spirit of Detroit statue outside City Hall to protest the prolonged negotiations with the city.
"Bing says give back. We say fight back," the group chanted in unison as they carried signs that read "Layoff Dave Bing" and "It is time to resign."
In addition to the threatened layoffs -- the city has already met the required timeline notice to implement the job cuts -- Bing also wants organized labor to accept a 10 percent wage cut in exchange for 26 furlough days.
A similar pay cut already was imposed on all nonunion personnel earlier this month.
John Riehl, the president of AFSCME Local 207, which represents about 900 workers, said AFSCME and the city have suspended negotiations.
"I think they still start again soon," he said. "I think there are some concessions we might be willing to make."
Riehl declined to be specific.
Among the 1,000 workers who could lose their lose jobs starting Saturday are 113 bus drivers, who last month had been spared after the city opted to temporarily used federal stimulus money to keep them on the payroll. Still, they are scheduled to lose their jobs because several routes will be eliminated and waiting times will increase on most others.
djosar@detnews.com">djosar@detnews.com
Detroit has and will continue to be an interesting microcosm of what will slowly spread, or quite quickly spread to much of the leading cities in the US.
Today's chapter, more snazzy union chants demanding more fictitious fiat money from places that are completely imaginary and beyond solvent 1000 fold.
Detroit is not soon to be mad max beyond thunderdome territory, IT IS mad max territory. Right there along with other rust belt superstars like Cleveland, with it's viral video hit, "at least were not Detroit".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM
| September 24, 2009 | http://detnews.com/article/20090924/METRO01/909240422 |
DAVID JOSAR
The Detroit News
Detroit -- Mayor Dave Bing has threatened that an additional 1,000 city workers will lose their jobs starting Saturday, but as of late Wednesday, his spokesman said hard numbers on how many people would be affected and in which departments were unavailable because of "variables" that are part of the layoff plan.
"There are a number of variables which are going into the number of layoffs which are expected to occur next week," spokesman Ed Cardenas said in a statement. He said a "clearer view of where we are, and where we are going" should be available today.
Earlier, Bing had promised that, at least for now, public safety agencies are safe from layoffs.
Meanwhile, late Wednesday afternoon, more than 200 union workers, most from AFSCME Local 207, marched near the Spirit of Detroit statue outside City Hall to protest the prolonged negotiations with the city.
"Bing says give back. We say fight back," the group chanted in unison as they carried signs that read "Layoff Dave Bing" and "It is time to resign."
In addition to the threatened layoffs -- the city has already met the required timeline notice to implement the job cuts -- Bing also wants organized labor to accept a 10 percent wage cut in exchange for 26 furlough days.
A similar pay cut already was imposed on all nonunion personnel earlier this month.
John Riehl, the president of AFSCME Local 207, which represents about 900 workers, said AFSCME and the city have suspended negotiations.
"I think they still start again soon," he said. "I think there are some concessions we might be willing to make."
Riehl declined to be specific.
Among the 1,000 workers who could lose their lose jobs starting Saturday are 113 bus drivers, who last month had been spared after the city opted to temporarily used federal stimulus money to keep them on the payroll. Still, they are scheduled to lose their jobs because several routes will be eliminated and waiting times will increase on most others.
djosar@detnews.com">djosar@detnews.com
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