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Fifteen thousand San Francisco city workers began receiving lay off notices this weekend. Mayor Gavin Newsom said that many of those workers would be able to reapply for their jobs and get rehired, but at a 37.5 hour work week instead of 40 hours per week. That would amount to a 6.25 percent cut in pay for the employees that are rehired. The Mayor’s plan is projected to save the city $50 million as it faces a $522 million budget gap. In addition to the loss of pay the reduced hours will impact the amount of money going into worker pension funds. The city’s unions have come together to draft up a compromise and they have expressed they will file a lawsuit if the city can’t agree to it. One suggestion is reducing the amount of outsourcing. Newsom has also asked department heads to accept a pay cut of 10 percent.