DETROIT (WWJ) - In his latest effort to avoid having an Emergency Manager appointed to run Detroit, Mayor Dave Bing met with union leaders Tuesday hoping to get them on board with more concessions.

The cuts to city employees would total 42 million dollars and include medical, pension and work rule changes.

AFSME Local 25 President Al Garrett says city employees are still trying to cope with the 10-percent cut imposed on them and that the mayor should seek concessions from contractors.

"We have showed them that roughly $350 million has go out to contractors -- there has never been a concession asked of the contractors yet that concession was asked of us," said Garrett. " They've done contracts with police and fire, and admittedly they are under paid --every worker in the city of Detroit is under paid."

Still,  Mayor Bing has says the unions need to make more concessions or the city will run short on money.

Mayor Bing is hoping to reach an agreement in the next two weeks, or by November 21st.

The meeting comes less than a week after Mayor Bing told WWJ's Vickie Thomas that the city may need an emergency manager to help offset its budget deficit.