Content Tagged 'City Employees'

A Memphis City Council contract impasse group is recommending firefighters also get their 4.6 percent pay cut restored. Different committees have recommended the same thing for police and sanitation workers. Watch Video

You paid for secret pay raises given to a select group of Memphis city employees. While most city employees took pay cuts, a handful of Mayor A C Wharton's top staffers got salary increases. Watch Video

The Memphis City Council has delayed a vote on including sexual orientation in the city's non-discrimination ordinance for 30 days.

The fight over one of the most controversial issues in Memphis is about to flare up again. City Councilman Lee Harris wants council members to amend a non-discrimination bill to include gender identity and expression for city employees.

A temporary 4.6 percent pay cut has lasted three years for Memphis city employees. Now, as budget discussions are about to begin, part of the pay cut could be reversed. Watch Video

Striking Republic Waste workers held their ground at the South Shelby Landfill. They attempted to stop City of Memphis sanitation drivers from crossing their picket line, and to say that things became contentious would be an understatement. Watch Video

Memphis city employees aren't going to get their money back. Members of the police union say the cuts of more than four and a half percent were only supposed to last one year, but they will go on indefinitely according to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. Watch Video

The city of Memphis is considering the creation of an emergency sick leave bank similar to one the County Commission is exploring.

At Memphis City Hall it almost seemed as though cats and dogs were living together. Council members met with city employee unions to talk about making sure workers keep getting a check and avoid layoffs or pay cuts. Watch Video

The City of Memphis is making more than 600 disabled former employees once again prove they can't work. Retirees say the Wharton administration is trying to make it look like the city is cracking down when truth is, it's just smoke and mirrors. Watch Video

The City of Memphis has a budget but the Mayor says the city's battle is far from over. Watch Video

You'd think a property tax cut would mean that the birds would be singing, the bees would be buzzing, and everything would be ice cream and cake in a happy Bluff City, but it's not. Watch Video

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton finally answers questions about a plan to force disabled retired city employees to prove they are still disabled. Watch Video

The Affordable Care Act from President Obama will be anything but affordable to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. It will mean that the city must insure more of its workers. Watch Video

The days of the free lunch might soon be over for Memphis City Council members. Budget talks begin April 28, and some say it's time to quit having taxpayers pay for their chow. It's just one of many cuts being talked about as council members try to figure out a way to avoid a 47 cent property tax increase proposed by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton. Watch Video

Would you risk losing your job over a Facebook post? It could happen to Memphis city employees if they violate the city's policy on social media.

If you're a city worker, be careful what you post online. Watch Video

Memphis Mayor A c Wharton proposes a bonus for city workers, but not all employees are excited about the idea. Watch Video

Memphis sanitation workers are the most famous city employees we have. It goes back to the days when they wore the signs that read, 'I AM A MAN.' Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave up his life while in Memphis fighting for their rights. Now comes the possibility of the biggest change they've seen since the civil rights days. Watch Video

The head of the Memphis Police Association is claiming the Wharton administration is dragging its feet in a continuing lawsuit over employee pay. Watch Video

The head of the Memphis City Council Budget Committee is sharpening his scalpel. Jim Strickland says there is some cutting to do. Watch Video

Another criminal investigation is underway involving a division of Memphis City Government. Several employees of the Community Enhancement Division have been suspended with pay as the city looks into charges that municipal employees were used to work for private companies on city time. Watch Video

Mayor A C Wharton is considering police and fire department layoffs in Memphis as he prepares to present his budget ideas to city council members next week. Watch Video

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton wants to raise property taxes by 47 cents in his new budget. His plan calls not only for more taxes, but also for more layoffs. The key is whether city council members will buy it. Watch Video

State Representative Curry Todd (R-Collierville) is one of four former Memphis city employees under fire. The City of Memphis says they must prove they're disabled or get back to work. All four men in question are over 60 years old and each has been collecting a disability pension for more than 20 years. Watch Video

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton says it's a guarantee: he won't ask for any more pay cuts from city employees. Watch Video

The head of the Memphis Police Association says cops are being used as pawns by Mayor A C Wharton. Earlier this week the mayor said he is considering layoffs that will include police and fire departments. The police union's president, Mike Williams, says if taxes are raised to avoid the layoffs people will blame cops and firefighters. Watch Video