From Firehouse.com: Scranton's police, fire and Department of Public
Works unions today filed a lawsuit to overturn Mayor Chris Doherty's
unilateral slashing of their salaries to minimum wage.
The unions, International Association of Firefighters Local 60, the
Fraternal Order of Police E.B. Jermyn Lodge No. 2, and the International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge No. 2305,
are seeking an injunction against the mayor to prohibit him from cutting
pay to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
The unions each have separate contracts with the city, the mayor
cannot unilaterally slash pay outside the bounds of contracts and
without any negotiations, and his decision is legally unfounded, states
the lawsuit filed in Lackawanna County court by the unions' attorney,
Thomas Jennings of Philadelphia.
Mr. Doherty responded, "What am I going to pay them with? We don't have the money."
http://www.firehouse.com/news/10737498/pa-fire-union-files-lawsuit-over-slashing-of-salaries
I think this may be a bit drastic, especially if this goes longer than 3 weeks or more. But my guess is that if this is a short term solution, very few, if any, will quit their jobs.
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