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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
City Warns Employees that Vacation Plans Could Change if Unions Strike

Managing Director Camille Barnett sent this email to all city employees yesterday. The city has about 866 employees that are not union represented and 2,831 exempt employees who are not unionized. So they may have to cancel their summer plans if union workers hit the pavement.

Here's the note:

The City's labor contracts with its non-uniformed, unionized employees end at midnight, June 30th. While we hope that a strike can be avoided, the possibility of a strike cannot be ruled out at this time. The City of Philadelphia must ensure that, in the event of a work stoppage by either of the municipal unions, vital services continue. It is also important to inform employees how a work stoppage could affect their leave.

With these concerns in mind, please be informed that in the event AFSCME, District Council 33 or AFSCME, District Council 47 calls for a strike vote, all leave may need to be cancelled until further notice. The leave cancellation may occur regardless of whether the leave was previously approved.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause our employees.
 

Posted by Catherine Lucey @ 2:36 PM  Permalink | 1 comment
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Posted 06:31 PM, 06/17/2009
Library Spinster
What the--? A strike vote doesn't necessarily mean that there *will* be a strike. It's getting authorization to strike if need be. Happens every time there's a contract negotiation, and the last *actual* strike was during Rendell's first year as mayor. It lasted one day!
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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.

Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002. Since then she has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. For the past two years, she covered the 2007 mayoral election. Now that the battle is over, she has moved down to the City Hall bureau where she will report on the Nutter administration.

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