City Furloughs

Interesting to remember that, in this time of frenzy over SIUC requiring furloughs from employees to cut costs and the concern from the community about it, the city required all non-union employees to take 4 furlough days in late 2009. Granted, they weren't union but there was sure a lot less hoopla about it and I certainly don't recall anyone offering the furloughed city employees a discount as a sign of thanks for their service to the community.