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Several national professional associations and public employee unions—organizations led by visionary change agents and whose memberships are spread across local communities in all regions—are together championing the generative role of the humanities in a participatory democracy and opposing the dismantling of federal agencies that support the humanities in local communities throughout the nation.

Former City Councilmember Bernard C. Parks, who ran the council’s budget committee for eight years, attributed much of the city’s financial woes to the high cost of its public employee salary agreements.

Trump is stoking that populist stance to root out ideological opposition to his agenda and undercut public employee unions, a key base of political support for Democrats, Kettl said.

Retirement benefits for all city workers are usually negotiated with various public employee unions, then ratified by ordinance.

After an unfair labor practice charge is filed, the Public Employee Relations Board will review and evaluate the case, and decide whether to dismiss the charge or proceed with having parties negotiate a settlement.