Fort Wayne council debates scaling back or ending collective bargaining for city workers

FORT WAYNE, Indiana — Hundreds of Fort Wayne city workers and others booed at times as City Council members discussed proposals to scale back or eliminate collective bargaining for city employees.

Republican Councilman John Crawford said during Tuesday night's meeting the proposals to stop contract negotiations with unions would reduce spending in Indiana's second-largest city.

"There is money to be saved here in Fort Wayne," he said. "I don't know the exact amount, but you don't know till you try it."

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