911 Workers Earn Lots of Overtime

[Chicagoist]

As Mayor Daley announced layoffs after playing hardball with a pair of unions, the Sun-Times takes on a batch of 911 workers (http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/1670700,CST-NWS-overtime17.article) who have each earned over $10,000 of overtime pay this year. The city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications, however, insists these workers are putting in extra hours thanks to more calls and several position vacancies, making the overtime necessary. Spokeswoman Jennifer Martinez said, "Every ring could mean the difference between life and death."



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