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L.A. Unified asks union to OK four furlough days this year
- 11-16-2009
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By Jason Song/Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles school district officials asked union members Friday to agree to four furlough days this year and a future 12% pay cut to help offset a nearly $500-million budget shortfall next year. Without the concessions, the district may have to lay off up to 8,500 employees this summer, according to a letter to employees from Supt. Ramon C. Cortines. L.A. Unified, the nation's second-largest district, faces nearly a $60-million deficit this year and a projected $480-million shortfall next year, and Cortines said he expects future reductions in state funding. The district "will no longer be able to maintain its current workforce and programs without concessions from our unions," wrote Cortines, who said he would continue to recommend reductions in central and district offices. (more...)
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