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Chicago City Layoffs

Daley Lays Off 431 City Workers After Unions Don't Blink

Huffington Post | Posted 08.14.2009 | Chicago

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UPDATE 431 city workers were laid off Wednesday after two unions and the Daley administration were unable to reach an agreement by a 5 p.m. deadline,...

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Daley, Union Leaders Meet About City's Proposed Layoffs

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 07.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago City Workers, Dennis Gannon, Chicago Budget Deficit, Chicago City Layoffs, Chicago Budget, Mayor Daley, Chicago News

Chicago Federation of Labor President Dennis Gannon emerged from an hour-long meeting with Mayor Daley today predicting that a painful package of unio...

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Broke Chicago: As Budget Hole Nears $300 Million City Could Lay Off 1,500 Workers, Tap Parking Meter Money

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 07.13.2009 | Chicago

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Chicago is facing a budget deficit close to $300 million and city officials say they will need to lay off nearly 1,500 city workers unless union offic...

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Union Leaders Bail On Meeting With Daley

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 07.11.2009 | Chicago

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Mayor Daley dragged himself out of a sick bed today to try and stave off 1,100 layoffs, but he never got the chance to deliver his personal plea to or...

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City Budget Gap Widens To Over $60M, More Big Cuts Loom

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 04.06.2009 | Chicago

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Nose-diving revenues have forced Chicago's 2009 budget at least $10 million deeper into the hole -- to a gap of well over $60.5 million -- turning up ...

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City Council Asked To Approve Midway Deal At Private Meeting

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Anthony Beale, Chicago City Council, Carrie Austin, Midway Aiport Deal, Chicago City Council Finance Committee, Pat O'Connor, Chicago City Layoffs, Michael Moskow, Chicago Aldermen, Chicago City Budget, Chicago News

Chicago aldermen were asked today to give quickie approval to Mayor Daley's $2.5 billion plan to privatize Midway Airport on blind faith -- without an...

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City To Fire 1,000 -- At Least

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 09.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: City of Chicago, Paul Volpe, City Budget Shortfall, Chicago Layoffs, City Employees, Mayor Daley, Dennis Gannon, Chicago City Layoffs, City Budget, City Layoffs, Chicago News

Chicago has a $425 million budget gap that will require a "paradigm shift" in services the city provides, the way they are delivered and the number of...

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