Sentences with phrase «public employee»

In the case of public employee unions, the rights of labor and the rights of taxpayers have to be balanced.

The unions of public employees are the few left with any real strength.

The trade off for public employee unions used to be you got a lower salary but received benefits / pension.

I'll certainly stand corrected... But if memory serves, I don't believe one state public employee union has historically enjoyed much of a negotiated advantage over the others.

As part of our efforts on government transparency, we obtained data on the compensation of most public employees in the state.

Rising costs of public employee pension plans are a source of fiscal stress in many cities and states and have led to calls for reform.

It had been considered pointless to organize teachers, or other public employees for that matter, because it generally was (and is) illegal for public servants to go on strike.

A top aide to a Republican candidate for governor is working with public employee unions to defeat Republican candidates in local elections.

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 constraints placed on public employees most often emerge in response to some specific error (perceived or real) by an employee - an error that we want to ensure never happens again.

Throughout the 1990s, as public employees contributed 3 percent of salary each year, public employers contributed only token amounts.

I suspect that there are many public employees who, if the spotlight were turned on them, would find themselves the target of legitimate suspicion.

It means the lowest paid public employees will pay more, work longer and receive less benefit.

Most public employees need to serve 30 years by the time they are 55 to get a full pension.

My experience is that this situation is not unique but common to many public employee unions.

However, when public employees post such statements online for the world to see, there can be negative ramifications.

The only efficiency to be had in government is in the reduction of its size, i.e., the things it does, and by not allowing public employee unions to tighten their grip.

It would also create barriers to leaving a union, by creating limited windows in which public employees can opt out of paying dues.

«We spend a lot of money to settle claims against public employees,» she said.

It also requires public employees who are found guilty — in a trial, not an out - of - court settlement — to repay the government employing them.

Higher health insurance premiums have been a key topic in public employee collective bargaining this year.

Further, those members are public employees whose work lives are shaped directly by elected officials.

This is because those rules were long ago written into labor contracts, giving public employee unions a veto over any reforms.

After all, public schools spend public dollars and hire public employees to serve the public's children.

* In the case of teachers and many other public employees compensation is somewhat «deferred,» what isn't paid monthly or yearly is paid in promise of a secure retirement.

It would force public employees into a pension gamble that virtually guarantees a lower level of benefits.

She is expected to negotiate new collective bargaining agreements with the five major public employee unions during her four - year term.

He won despite having a cool relationship with powerful public employee and teachers unions, which chose to not endorse him or, in some cases, back his primary challenger.

He continued to use budget cuts and public employee layoffs to reduce the state's sizeable budget gap.

The conference plans to back measures that would strip public employees convicted on corruption charges of their pensions, as well as new regulations for the use of campaign funds.

So we have overlapping romantic relationships among public employees creating apparent conflicts of interest.

Since its declaration, the law has been cited in preventing public employee strikes.

Public employee health benefit costs: second highest in the nation.

The state's constitution protects public employees and officials from having their pensions reduced or diminished after they start their public employment.

In addition, we have assembled legal defense funds for public employees facing legal costs (for example...).

The accident victim must prove that either a contractor or public employee acted in a negligent manner, and that the negligent act was responsible for causing the dangerous conditions of the road.

It was later revealed several public employee unions had come forward to raise questions about how the amendment could impact their leadership.

The number of such social media cases involving public employees disciplined for posts has been on the rise, observers say.

Under current law, public employees covered by union contracts are under no obligation to pay for the political activities of their unions.

Issues include: increasing the tax on health insurance; attacking public employee pensions by creating a new Tier V; and supporting an irresponsible property tax cap.

But more must be done to control public employee pension costs.

I am for sharing the pain and many public employees always seem to be against sharing any pain, as you can see by everyone else's post here.

Public employees earn less on average than their counterparts in the private sector, so job benefits like pensions are a proven way to recruit top talent.

Of course, such an estimate depends on what public employees could otherwise negotiate.

But it's even worse: The ambition of public employees brings down basically admirable elected public servants taking customary short - cuts required to improve the lives of the people who elected them.