Hollywood police, fire-fighters and general employees could likely face pay-cuts of 10 percent or more over the next four months, as the city struggles to close a $8.5 million budget gap.
According to the Miami Herald:
Police officers would lose 12.5 percent and general employees would lose 10 percent of their salary through the end of the budget year under a plan proposed by city officials on Thursday. Other proposed measures include implementing a two-day furlough for general employees and eliminating cost of living pay increases for police officers.
The unions aren’t necessarily obligated to accept the deal, but not doing so could prolong the negotiation period and create more unease about the future of employees’ jobs. Both sides would have to enter into a lengthy impasse period where a resolution would rest largely in the hands of an outside arbitrator.
