Posted on Apr 05, 2010 by J. Justin Wilson
The New Jersey Education Association is rolling in it, and Governor Christ Christie is mad. From the Star-Ledger: A more detailed accounting of NJEA spending is hard to pin down. Unlike most unions, the NJEA actually is a state association and not required to file annual expense reports with the U.S. Labor Department, say federal […]
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It should indicate something about the employment market when some of a trash collection company‘s employees threaten to strike… and 1600 people apply for their jobs. It should also serve as a reality check to the union–especially when “the the average driver’s annual compensation will reach $109,553” and the unemployment rate has been resting close […]
Posted on Apr 02, 2010 by J. Justin Wilson
1. It’s Arlen Specter, so I am not surprised, but it is interesting to note that on the heals of receiving a major labor endorsement from the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, he announced a 5 points “Worker’s Bill of Rights”. Is it some sort of bizarre consolation prize for EFCA? In the process, he manages to rile […]
Posted on Apr 01, 2010 by J. Justin Wilson
Schwarzenegger is back. After a judge declared the end to “Furlough Fridays”, the San Fransisco appellate court backed the Gubernator. From the Sacramento Bee: Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said that for now the ruling averts other moves the governor has been weighing to cut payroll costs if furloughs aren’t an option. “We budgeted for the […]
