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Midnight has struck for a pair of unions that have been holding out on making a deal with the City on concessions to save job cuts. Now what? Well, we're not really sure. Mayor Daley will hold a press conference this morning at 10:30 a.m. to discuss what's next, though yesterday he did threaten that 431 jobs from the two unions - 141 from Local 726 of the Teamsters union and 290 from Council 31 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - would be cut if the concessions weren't made. But the unions are prepared for the cuts, as Tom Clair, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 726, told the Trib, "I know it's going to happen. I was told by a city official last night that layoff notices would be handed out this morning when workers show up to their shifts. I don't know who, and haven't been notified yet, but I expect the layoffs to be this morning."

Mayor Daley announced today that he'll combine several city departments and cut 240 jobs in an attempt to save money in the face of the city's $420 million budget deficit, mostly among management positions. Sayeth the Mayor:

This is a national, worldwide crisis. This is going to get worse. It will not get better. That’s the sad thing. During these challenging times, we all need to work together to provide the services our people need, but in a way that our taxpayers can afford...Sometimes in a crisis, you can do things you can’t do [during good times]. You have to realign and look at everything...I’ll make the choice, just like what your company and others [have to do]. You have to make choices

Of the 240 cuts, layoffs would account for 111 and the elimination of vacancies would account for the other 129. Overall, this round of job cuts will only save the city $5 million. Gotta start somewhere, we suppose. More details after the jump.