Mayor LaToya announces all city workers will take a 10% reduction in pay

Looks like the reality is starting to hit her that Trump will win reelection and there will be no federal bailout of her self-created mess.

NOLA



"New Orleans’ city workers will see their pay cut by 10% through the end of the year under furloughs unveiled by Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her top aides on Monday, part of a budget-cutting plan aimed at addressing the financial impact of the coronavirus and the shutdowns designed to slow its spread.

The temporary furloughs for 4,700 employees include police, fire and other public safety workers. And the administration warned they may only be a prelude to additional cuts next year that could include layoffs, more unpaid time for city workers or pushing employees toward early retirement.

The proposal, announced by Cantrell and Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Montaño during a City Hall press conference, would require all city workers, including Cantrell, to take an unpaid day off once each 14-day pay period."

"For the city’s nearly 4,040 rank-and-file workers, who are known under Civil Service rules as “classified employees,” the cut will mean they will have to take one unpaid day off during every two-week pay period from Oct. 10 through the end of the year.

The 670 “unclassified employees,” a category that include department heads and political appointees, will also see a pay cut. But Cantrell made clear she expects those workers to continue to show up every day."