Local Democratic town committees dominated
by public employee union members can also exert a restraint on sensible instincts.
Note: I call the charter school a «public charter school» because a charter school is still a public school, just one that is not
dominated by public employee unions.
One promising approach to expanding public support for unions is «bargaining for the common good,» a strategy most easily
adopted by public employee unions.
Once a sleepy town mainly
populated by public employees, the city has rapidly expanded primarily due to immigrants who have settled on the outskirts.
The services now provided by these companies should be
done by public employees paid by tax dollars, then the cost of legal research and representation would drop for everyone.
The lawyers, represented
by the Public Employees Federation union, are protesting the demand, which would make public some of their and their spouses's financial details — such as the value of stock holdings, rental income or money earned from outside jobs.
A retired University of Alaska professor, represented
by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, went to court for the testing data on which Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement approval was based, after the agency violated the FOIA by not responding within the required 20 - day period.
Paterson did not meet with members of the Senate, where lawmakers approved along party lines a bill funding state government for a week — and providing the 4 percent raises for workers
represented by the Public Employees Federation and Civil Service Employees Association that Paterson had delayed.
Mayor Bloomberg walked back his comment about police officers threatening to go on strike in the absence of tougher gun control laws, noting
strikes by public employees aren't even legal in New York.
AP reports a judge has granted the temporary restraining order
sought by the public employee unions to block the implementation of the furloughs approved by the Legislature Monday.
But Mr. Cuomo, who has longstanding ties to labor and was
endorsed by the Public Employees Federation last year, is hoping that unions will join him in the effort to fix the state's budget problems.
Madarasz said the governor's task force that broadly recommended a new tier in March ignores «the shared sacrifice already
shouldered by public employees.»
In a letter announcing the endorsement, PEF President Wayne Spence said, «We know you appreciate and value the work performed
by public employees in your district and around the state.
There have been some
declarations by public employees (mainly from education and the regional public TV / Radio station network) about not recognizing Madrid orders.
A Save Our Services Rally was
hosted by the Public Employees Federation on Wednesday, to speak out against proposed cuts to state facilities in Governor Cuomo's budget plan.
A DC option for all workers was strongly
opposed by public employee unions, none more so than the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA).
(Teachout was formally
backed by the Public Employees Federation, but new leadership there makes that unlikely; many teachers backed her, but NYSUT stayed officially neutral.)
A bill that would be the first step toward changing the constitution passed the Senate but stalled in the Assembly amid
concerns by public employee unions that it would capture rank - and - file state workers — not just corrupt politicians.
Cuomo not only avoided the multimillion - dollar waves of TV
ads by public employee unions and hospitals that sunk the last three governors, but he had special interests running ads praising him, after he promised concessions including a «living wage» guarantee for health care union workers and a cap on medical malpractice awards.
That's a big start for a 2014 re-election campaign or efforts to try to counter a possible advertising
blitz by public employee unions if he goes ahead with scheduled layoffs.
A petition to decertify was filed more than a year ago, and during an election
held by the Public Employee Relations Board, 32 out of 57 teachers, psychologists, and counselors voted to withdraw from the union.
Worker Strikes Affect UK Museums — A three - month campaign disputing fair
wages by public employees in the United Kingdon has resulted in a number of state museums across the country, including the National Portrait Gallery and the Tate Liverpool, which has been forced to closed its galleries entirely.
The investigation, according to documents
posted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group defending whistleblowers, appears to center at least partly on his work on drowning polar bears.
While administrators at NASA and NOAA claim they are relaxing media restrictions for their scientists, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring prior headquarters approval for all communications by its scientists with journalists, according to an agency e-mail released
today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
Previously, the EPA had okayed shredded tires for civil engineering and public recreation projects, but
pressure by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has caused the EPA to reassess the possibility of health risks.
«Truthful testimony under
oath by a public employee outside the scope of his ordinary job duties is speech as a citizen for First Amendment purposes,» wrote Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Other cases against governmental entities in which we have prevailed include claims against highway departments for improper maintenance of a road; improper signing of a road; inappropriate construction areas; cases based upon using improper mixtures for making roads safe during winter storms; negligence in improperly maintaining public buildings; and negligent
driving by public employees.
But union leaders say the Triborough Amendment provides needed bargaining leverage for workers, compensating for a provision in state law that forbids
strikes by public employees.
The Obama administration is hiding the memos and e-mails behind official scientific assessments of the size of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a lawsuit filed September 16
by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility... Continue reading →
He was one of a group of tough union leaders who in defiance of state law led strikes
by public employees, disrupted the lives of millions, and went to jail as a result.