4th union plans suit over Detroit Public Schools pay cuts
A fourth union representing Detroit Public Schools workers said Friday that it plans to file a lawsuit to fight a 10% wage cut and ruled out the possibility of a strike.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 345 announced at an emergency meeting that a lawsuit will be filed as early as next week.
The union also recruited more of its members to join a petition drive to repeal the state law that allowed DPS emergency manager Roy Roberts to modify all union contracts and impose pay cuts.
Keith January, president of AFSCME Local 345, which represents DPS bus attendants, special education teachers' aides and food service workers, said those employees earn less than $20,000 per year on average and can't afford to lose any pay.
The cuts, scheduled to take effect Aug. 23, will be the fourth round of pay cuts for the union since 2005, he said. "We're already poor. (DPS is) making us poorer," January said.
The workers will report to work Aug. 29 and will not strike, he said. "We honor the collective bargaining agreement, and we expect Detroit Public Schools to honor it."
Public Act 4 gives state-appointed emergency managers the power to change or nullify contracts, as well as remove elected city or school officials. Last month, Roberts announced 10% pay cuts districtwide, including for himself. All workers also have to pay 20% of their benefits costs starting Sept. 1.
Other local unions, representing teachers, secretaries and teachers' assistants, filed a lawsuit last week to try to prevent the cuts. DPS has a $327-million deficit.
Steve Wasko, spokesman for the district, said all of the unions have to take cuts. "Public Act 4 requires the school district to treat all employees in a similar manner," Wasko said in an e-mail.
Al Garrett, president of AFSCME Council 25, encouraged DPS employees to gather signatures for an ongoing petition drive to repeal Public Act 4. About 161,000 valid signatures are needed to get the issue on the November ballot for voters to decide.
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