Union proposes plan for DPS

Detroit Association of Educational Office Employees, an affiliate of American Federation of Teachers, presented a plan they say can boost DPS' balance sheet by $130 million. The plan, called “A Stronger Detroit for Our Kids,” puts forward a number of cost saving and revenue-generating ideas, reports Detroit Free Press:

One of the proposals, the report said, would generate $92 million over five years by reducing absenteeism by 1%. Other parts of the plan include union-management collaboration, centralized record keeping, reducing waste in supplies, equipment, and photocopying.

DPS emergency financial manager Robert Bobb said he embraces any effort to cut costs.

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