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John Whitmire: “The gap was 160.”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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The State of Houston: A Conversation with Mayor John Whitmire

Published | Video Starts at 11:40

I understand the debate about working at home and you know, I'm a big public servant. I think you need facetime with your public servants. So how big is the gap? The gap was 160. We were faced with an eight year pending lawsuit with the firefighters. They hadn't had a benefit contract going back eight years. Huge battle between the administration and firefighters became personal. (11:40–11:44)

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