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City union leaders accuse procurement of targeted layoffs; officials say payroll overpayments being investigated
Summary
PACE representatives told the Atlanta City Council Finance Committee on May 20 that a recent procurement reorganization removed a group of long-serving employees — many PACE members — and union leaders raised separate concerns about payroll calculation errors affecting roughly 180 city workers.
PACE representatives told the Atlanta City Council Finance Committee on May 20 that a recent reorganization in the Department of Procurement removed a group of long-serving employees — many of them PACE members — and left staff and the union with unanswered questions about process and pay.
The allegation: PACE President Gina Pagnotta said the procurement reorganization followed complaints and investigations and, "less than a month ago, all of them were called into the office and told that their services were no longer needed." Regional representative Anna Abato told the committee the survey of procurement staff showed widespread problems with communication and leadership and that employees who had filed complaints or raised issues were among those let go.
Why it matters: Pagnotta and Abato said the terminations hit subject-matter experts the department still needs.…
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