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The State Worker: State worker
union has its own labor issues
Sacramento Bee, by Jon Ortiz
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Posted By:wydleyred, 9/27/2012 2:12:23 PM
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A messy fight between California's largest state employee union, SEIU Local 1000, and another union that has represented 160 of its staff has spilled into public view. As they battle for those workers, the United Auto Workers is calling Local 1000 a hypocritical union-buster. An official with the National Labor Relations Board says SEIU, as an employer, has engaged in "unfair labor practices."
Headline split by staff.
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Comments:
SEIU is tough-as-nails in negotiating with State of California for nearly 100,000 state workers.
But SEIU threatens to fire 160 of its own employees because they want to have their own union (UAW) labor representation!
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Kurto, 9/27/2012 2:57:40 PM (No. 8894203)
Hopefully, this in-breeder fight with help bring attention to "Proposition 32, a November ballot measure that bans payroll-deducted money from funding political efforts" which, if it passes will be the first step toward Wisconsin style reforms for California.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Mr. Hanky, 9/27/2012 3:06:39 PM (No. 8894221)
Lulz. What a bunch of mental deficients.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
globalwarmer, 9/27/2012 4:08:48 PM (No. 8894367)
The best thing that could happen to CA is that the SEIU would self destruct.
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There was growing buzz over the weekend that a bipartisan agreement on gun control — a deal that would expand background checks — could hit the floor as early as this week. However, any deal could be derailed by the looming threat of a Republican filibuster involving Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. With Cruz standing proudly in the way of any gun legislation, Democrats are trying to make him pay a political price — and even a couple of high-profile Republicans are questioning his tactics.
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Amid all of the very real threats of war and stuff from North Korea, you´d think American intelligence officers want as much video footage of the enemy as possible. Well, here is one video featuring North Korean exercises and Kim Jong-Un holding a gun, and we´ll say this: they certainly get points for presentation. Remember the clap-happy report from Dennis Rodman´s diplomatic basketball vacation? This video comes courtesy of the same Youtube channel that gave us that Rodman video. It appears to be the same state news channel.(Snip for video)This latest dispatch from North Korea´s state television
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Posted By: Drive- 4/8/2013 8:52:23 AM
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The case of a same-sex Connecticut couple accused of repeatedly raping and abusing two of their nine adopted boys is headed for trial. Married couple George Harasz and Douglas Wirth of Glastonbury were supposed to be sentenced Friday in Hartford Superior Court under a plea deal, but instead withdrew from their agreement with prosecutors. The men had already pleaded no contest in January to one felony count each of risk of injury to a minor — a reduction from even more serious charges related to sexual assault....
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