Peoria Employee Unions Balk At Prospect of Layoffs During COVID-19 Crisis – NPR (Illinois State University)

Unionized Peoria city employees were notified Wednesday of potential layoffs as the city seeks to plug a $31 million hole in this year's budget created by COVID-19's economic fallout. Peoria City Manager Patrick Urich said a 20 percent workforce reduction would be the equivalent of laying off every city employee not with the police or fire departments.

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