Union: DPS May Cut 350 Jobs
POSTED: 4:26 pm MST October 12,
2009
UPDATED: 5:08 pm MST October 12,
2009
PHOENIX -- Budget cuts could leave as many as 350 Arizona Department of Public Safety employees out of work, according to the DPS officers' union.According to the union, the budget proposal sent to Gov. Jan Brewer calls for 250 rank-and-file patrol officers to be laid off.An additional 100 civilian support jobs would be eliminated, the union said.When asked for comment about the 15 percent reduction in budget, DPS declined.
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