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Article: Cut in work week won't work, Harris says
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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- April 10, 1997
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Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris has sharply criticized Gov. Ben Cayetano's proposal to reduce the work week of government employees from 40 to 35 hours instead of giving them pay raises.
The initiative "would be financially impossible to implement," Harris said yesterday.
"The city provides vital, essential services that cannot be trimmed," said Harris, who many believe is likely to challenge Cayetano in the Democratic primary next year.
Harris' criticism came after learning that Cayetano publicly disclosed that he has been having informal discussions with the leaders of two major public workers unions on cutting the work week as a way to balance the state's budget. The growth in state ...