Bridgeport Launches Labor Management Cost Cutting Committee
Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim and labor unions representing thousands of rank and file municipal employees today launched a joint effort called the “Labor Management Cost Cutting Committee” that will work collaboratively to find creative ways to cut city spending andcommunicate about ongoing labor-management issues. This was an effort last implemented when Mayor Ganim last served as Bridgeport’s chief executive in the 1990s and is based on the principles of Total Quality Management which seeks to address challenges in the workplace common to both labor and management and foster a more cooperative atmosphere. “I am very excited to get this effort underway,” said Mayor Ganim. “We are currently facing a serious budget deficit of $20 million for the…