Union leaders representing Detroit city workers are threatening to call for a strike if the governor and mayor insist on re-negotiating already ratified contracts. The city’s unions are fuming over possibly losing some of their organized labor muscle in the consent agreement being worked out between the city and the state over Detroit’s finances.
Gov. Rick Snyder wants Mayor Dave Bing to reject the recently ratified contract agreements and insist on more concessions and work rule changes. And, as of yet, Bing’s administration has refused to present the ratified contracts to the Detroit City Council for approval.
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