Mayor Seeks to Outsource Some City Jobs
Source: Fox 6 (CA), 5/03 12:27 am
Waste collection, street sweeping and road maintenance are among 11 municipal services San Diego will consider outsourcing to private businesses in an effort to save money, Mayor Jerry Sanders announced Friday (.pdf).
Privatizing the 11 services would cut 291 municipal jobs and save the city $63.1 million in expenses, according to city officials. But union officials representing city employees questioned the timing of the announcement, which came as contract negotiations between the Mayor's Office and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 127 have stalled.
...... "We are ready and willing to compete," AFSCME Local 127 President Joan Raymond said following the mayor's announcement. "We are not afraid of competition as long as the process is fair."