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Co-workers give up pay to save Plymouth worker
Plymouth Michigan workers stepped in to save Fred Barrick, a Public Works truck driver, by each giving up a week’s pay. Barrick returned to work on his 31st birthday after six days laid off, celebrated by his tight-knit team amid broader budget cuts in a city hit by slower property value growth and 17 percent Michigan jobless rate. The Teamsters had offered a week off without pay after July 1, and City Manager Henry Graper Jr. approved the rehiring to avoid overtime costs. Barrick’s wife quit her nurse’s aide job after their baby’s birth, and Barrick noted past layoffs at General Motors.
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Plymouth
Mich
Fred Barrick
Barrick
Department of Public Works
Detroit
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Public Works Department
Henry Graper Jr
Graper
Michigan
Mike Newry
Diana
General Motors