Detroit May Avoid Takeover With Bing’s Tentative Union Deal
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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and unions representing a majority of city employees reached a tentative deal on concessions aimed at avoiding a state takeover of Michigan’s largest city.
“This tentative agreement is the first meaningful step in achieving the necessary concessions and structural changes to resolve the city’s financial crisis,” Bing, 68, said in a joint statement with the unions. “The tentative agreement we’ve reached is not just about concessions. It’s about how labor and management can work together in a fair and constructive way.