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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
From what I've read the bankruptcy was more to get out of crippling pension deals. The unions evidently have tremendous power there... the water department actually has a horseshoer position (paying $56k) despite having no horses:
http://www.examiner.com/article/detr...-but-no-horses |
To get out of pension deals. Crippling is a matter of opinion, though. Whether you think unions have a place today or not, it's concerning that deals made by the government, and protected by Michigan's state constitution, are being circumvented in this way.