Preckwinkle calls for employee sacrifices
New Cook County Board president says workers must pay more toward their health care and pensions
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"We're now in a position where public employees are seen as privileged in relation to the rest of the population because we have both decent salaries and very good benefits," Preckwinkle said Wednesday at a news conference marking her first 100 days in office.
She said the 4 percent share employees pay of their health care costs is "just not sustainable." An aide said the administration will research alternatives before negotiating with unions on potential changes.
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"We have to make county government more efficient. We have to figure out how to provide good service to people with fewer resources," Preckwinkle said. "We're clearly going to have to consolidate services. We're going to have to do more shared purchases and be more intelligent about our purchasing."



