New Orleans Laying Off 3,000 Employees
CNS ^ | October 04, 2005 | Melanie Hunter
(CNSNews.com) - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin announced Tuesday the city is forced to lay off 3,000 city hall employees. "It is with great sadness that we announce that we are unable to hold onto some of our dedicated city workers," Nagin said. "As of October 8, non-essential city employees are on emergency aid without pay."
Only essential police and fire officials will remain, he said. Laid-off workers will reportedly get their final paycheck on Oct. 14.
"We checked with federal sources, state sources, banks and other financial institutions, but we are just unable to maintain the financing necessary to keep these wonderful people employed by our great city," Nagin said. As far as the cleanup effort goes, the Ninth Ward is draining slowly, he added.
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You have to wonder how many nonexistent employees are being laid off. |
