BY MAGDALENE
THE ADVOCATE
The potential for police layoffs became a reality Thursday when the police union and city administration failed to reach an agreement on concessions to avoid staff reductions. City unions across the board had been faced with layoffs since the Board of Finance cut funding for salary and step increases in April.
All bargaining units, except police and Board of Education unions, reached pacts with the city involving furloughs or deferred raises to eliminate layoffs."
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