Article: Officials try to get wage concessions Layoffs loom if terms are not reached

By K. L. KLEIN

Germantown -- Mum's the word from union officials on a proposed wage freeze for village employees in 2010.

Not wanting to hinder potential negotiations, several union presidents declined to comment on the plan, which calls for either a wage freeze or layoffs for village employees.

However, Police Detective Michael Yogerst, who is the president of the Germantown Police Professionals Association, has expressed some frustration with the budgeting process.

"I would think if the village was serious about working with the unions to gain (wage) concessions they would have been reluctant to place the issue in the public arena," he said. "They should have discussed the issue with the ...

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