PHILADELPHIA - July 7, 2009 - Mayor Michael Nutter announced Monday that the city will halt
increases typically given to employees as they rise through the
steps on the city pay scale. The change is expected to save about
$8 million this fiscal year and about $80 million over the next
five years.
But a union leader says Nutter's plan violates a contract he
agreed to last year and she plans the fight it. Cathy Scott says
District Council 47 of the American Federation of State County and
Municipal Employees has pointed out many sources of revenue and
ways to cut spending that the mayor has ignored.
Philadelphia is facing a projected budget deficit of more than
$1 billion over the next five years.
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