"The city of Scranton, Penn. now faces two federal lawsuits over a decision last week to slash public employee's pay to minimum wage. Unions representing the city's workers also are asking Lackawanna County Judge Michael Barrasse to hold Mayor Chris Doherty in contempt of court.
Doherty cut all city workers' pay to $7.25 an hour, saying Scranton had run out of money. Doherty, a Democrat, and the Democratic city council have been fighting since last fall over how to fill a $16.8 million budget hole. Without a resolution, the city is in a cash-flow crisis and can't pay its bills.
Doherty cut all city workers' pay to $7.25 an hour, saying Scranton had run out of money. Doherty, a Democrat, and the Democratic city council have been fighting since last fall over how to fill a $16.8 million budget hole. Without a resolution, the city is in a cash-flow crisis and can't pay its bills."................
NPR covered this town last year too and it not only had salary pension issues but also some infrastructure projects that were extravagent and not needed.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
