CHICAGO (AP) — The administrator of Cook County's Juvenile Temporary Detention Center is expressing concerns members of his staff may act on violent threats made against their bosses at the approach of layoffs.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports Earl Dunlap has written a letter to Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis detailing growing hostility among some staff in connection with plans to lay off 200 workers.
The workers are in violation of a 2007 state law requiring staffers at the 500-bed facility to have, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in social work or a related field.
Dunlap tells the Sun-Times supervisors have received anonymous notes threatening violence. He also says staff have overheard co-workers plotting.
Dunlap says some without degrees are very good, but others are "bottom feeders and dirt bags" and shouldn't be looking after dogs in a shelter.
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The Chicago Sun-Times reports Earl Dunlap has written a letter to Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis detailing growing hostility among some staff in connection with plans to lay off 200 workers.
The workers are in violation of a 2007 state law requiring staffers at the 500-bed facility to have, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in social work or a related field.
Dunlap tells the Sun-Times supervisors have received anonymous notes threatening violence. He also says staff have overheard co-workers plotting.
Dunlap says some without degrees are very good, but others are "bottom feeders and dirt bags" and shouldn't be looking after dogs in a shelter.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
