Sacramento Braces for Firefighter Layoffs

June 24, 2009
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said Tuesday that up to 50 firefighters will be laid off after the latest negotiations fell through.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. --

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said Tuesday that up to 50 firefighters will be laid off after the latest negotiations fell through.

On Tuesday, city leaders rejected a last-ditch plan by firefighters to try and save jobs. The city said between 36 and 50 firefighters will be affected by the plan.

The firefighters' proposal would have involved a 5 percent pay cut across the board to save jobs, but Sacramento leaders said that's not enough.

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