May 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes Government employees' salaries and benefits, and in particular, pensions, are financially unsustainable in California. It is clear that collective bargaining reform is needed. But in a state run by politicians elected largely with the financial support of labor and ...
Posts Tagged ‘SEIU’A cruel month for public employee unionsFriday, June 22nd, 2012June 22, 2012 By Joseph Perkins California public employee unions were already having a bad June, what with passage of public pension-reform ballot measures by voters in both San Diego and San Jose over the opposition of union bosses. But their June got exponentially worse yesterday when th... Legislating ‘justice for janitors’Thursday, June 7th, 2012 June 7, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- California legislators are routinely approached by special interest groups to carry legislation—this is not news. The news is what that legislation is, and who it benefits. An Assembly Concurrent Resolution was in the Labor Committee Wednesday... Students Protest Ed Entitlement CutsMonday, March 5th, 2012 MAR. 5, 2012 By KATY GRIMES Middle-aged, greying 1960s radicals, pimply faced kids, teachers, throngs of SEIU members, angry Occupy protestors, and union members of all kinds descended upon the state Capitol Monday. They demanded, "Wall Street and the wealthy 1 percent, pay to refund education... Reading, Writing, and A ReubenThursday, February 23rd, 2012 Katy Grimes: Reading, Writing and a Reuben sandwich is now part of the California public school curriculum, because dinner is served. Better than your own butler or personal chef, public school kids are getting three squares a day at school, but are flunking basic math, and English-as-a-seco... Too Crazy Even for Jerry BrownThursday, October 6th, 2011Steven Greenhut: Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed union-backed legislation that would promote the unionization of child care providers. If a kid receives public assistance, then the Service Employees International Union would get to organize workers, grab union dues and insert themselves more deeply into the... Cal State Union Calls For Mobs And BullyingThursday, September 29th, 2011 SEPT. 29, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT The California State University Employees Union is encouraging its members to intimidate people who are gathering signatures for a so-called “Paycheck Protection Initiative” that would limit the ability of unions to use automatic payroll deductions to gain... |