Detroit Garbage Collection Employees Skip Work

MLive.com is reporting that Detroit Public Works garbage collection employees have been taking off work in anticipation of losing their jobs. Last November the city announced a plan to move trash collection into the private sector. It is expected that this move will save $6 million.

Though the private garbage collection services are not scheduled to begin full time until June of this year, crews have been brought in to deal with the work shortage. A combination of extra waste this time of year and some public employees staying home have set the trash collection back about two days.

Written by Brad Abbott