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Sanford: Sanitation workers are pawns in a political tussle – again

By , Daily Memphian Updated: January 13, 2024 4:04 PM CT | Published: December 12, 2019 4:05 AM CT
Otis Sanford
Daily Memphian

Otis Sanford

Otis Sanford is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.

A $7 increase for enhanced trash collection stalled in a City Council vote. If the increase isn’t approved, 199 full-time Solid Waste employees will lose their jobs. 

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