Each 1 percent pay increase for all 240,000 municipal employees costs the city about $140 million.

In addition, the number of municipal employees increased to 30.

The council was made up of seven members, while there were 18 municipal employees.

IT happens once a year: six municipal employees get their 15 minutes.

After all, municipal employees came to work despite the calls for boycott.

The housing itself would be turned over to the community after 10 years for use by municipal employees or the elderly.

"The person has got to be accountable, but not in the same way as a municipal employee."

Jobs in the civil service for the now unemployed municipal employees.

He had served for 25 years as head of the 23,000-member local representing municipal employees.

"I know half of those people," he said, referring to the municipal employees.