Unions in the News – Weekly Highlights
California Democrat plans ballot proposal to cut public employee pensions By Kevin Martinez, March 17, 2015, wsws.org Chuck Reed, the former Democratic Mayor of San Jose, is planning to reintroduce a...
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Union-backed bill would mandate up to 10 weeks of family leave, at higher pay By Allen Young, March 24, 2015, Sacramento Business Journal Workers would receive higher wages and up to 10 weeks off when...
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Republicans take aim at union ‘official time’ for federal employees By Josh Hicks, March 31, 2015, Washington Post House and Senate Republicans have introduced bills to bar federal employees from...
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California teachers unions face new legal challenge over dues By Emma Brown, April 7, 2015, Washington Post Four California teachers are suing their unions over the use of member dues for political...
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Steve Glazer, Blazing a Trail By Joel Fox, April 14, 2015, Fox&Hounds A Democrat will be elected in the Senate District 7 special election next month but depending on which Democrat is elected the...
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Pension cost liability vexes Humboldt County By Daniel Mintz, April 21, 2015, Mad River Union With the county’s budget in a state of recovery, supervisors are considering ways to put a dent in a $220...
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Voices of charter schools go unheard by California Democrats By Alice Salles, April 28, 2015, Watchdog.org The three largest California teachers unions have voiced their strong support for bills that...
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Are private unions cooling toward Democrats? By Shannon Bream, February 17, 2015, FoxNews.com President Obama has long been a friend of organized labor, wholeheartedly supported by unions that helped...
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Labor unions take forced fees from 550,000 nonmembers By Jason Hart, April 27, 2015, Watchdog.org You make it, we’ll take it. To keep their jobs, 554,799 American workers were forced last year to pay...
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Exposed: Audit of DWP Non-Profit Trusts Produces Surprise Roadblocks to Transparency By Paul Hatfield, May 5, 2015, CityWatchLA.com By now, most of you are familiar with the audit report of the...
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Why CalPERS retirees flee California May 12, 2015, Sacramento News This city’s Spanish name recalls grassy, spring-fed meadows that nourished the first farms here and gave laborers relief from desert...
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San Bernardino’s bankruptcy plan favors CalPERS By Paloma Esquivel & Joe Mozingo, May 18, 2015, Los Angeles Times San Bernardino’s plan to exit bankruptcy has at least one winner, plenty of losers...
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Union representatives urge UC to support bill guaranteeing contractors, UC employees receive similar pay By Suhauna Hussain, May 26, 2015, Daily Californian Union representatives called on the UC Board...
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Senate passes minimum wage boost for California By Alexei Koseff, June 1, 2015, Sacramento Bee As labor unions lead a nationwide push for a higher minimum wage, the California Senate on Monday approved...
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Unions Flex Muscle to Fight Pacific Trade Bill By Melanie Trottman, June 9, 2015, Wall Street Journal Retired welder Lonnie Vick had a warning for Rep. Steny Hoyer as he held a banner at a recent union...
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San Jose strikes labor deals with 3 unions that include raises By Ramona Giwargis, June 15, 2015, San Jose Mercury City leaders announced tentative labor agreements with three of 11 unions on the...
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San Jose City Council to consider labor deal with firefighters union June 23, 2015, Silicon Valley News A new labor deal with the San Jose firefighters union highlights a packed city council agenda...
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Santa Clara County: Marathon last-ditch bargaining reaps tentative union deal By Eric Kurhi and Mark Gomez, June 30, 2015, San Jose Mercury News After a marathon bargaining session that started on...
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State Legislatures Consider Future of American Labor By Jenni Bergal, July 7, 2015, Governing Thousands of protesters rallied outside the state capitol in frigid temperatures in February to express...
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As Republican presidential field grows, Californians ponder best choice By Josh Richman. July 14, 2015, San Jose Mercury News Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign launch Monday means 15 GOP...
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