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Detroit emergency manager terminates union contracts, transfers city lighting to DTE
By Bryan Dyne
29 June 2013
As part of the opening moves in his plans to restructure Detroit, the city’s unelected emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, has decided to terminate the contracts of three of the city’s unions—the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1023, the Detroit Fire Fighters Association (DFFA) and the Detroit Police Lieutenants and Sergeants Association (LSA). As a result, the collective bargaining agreements for ASFCME Local 1023 and the LSA will expire on July 6 and the contract for the DFFA will end July 1. No new terms have been announced.