Collective bargaining behind the scenes
May 15, 2013
By Katy Grimes
Government employees’ salaries and benefits, and in particular, pensions, are financially unsustainable in California. It is clear that collective bargaining reform is needed. But in a state run by politicians elected largely with the financial support of labor and public employee unions, reform is a dirty word.
SEIU wish list
SEIU negotiations are apparently going swimmingly. I follow the Service Employees International Union 1000 demands and negotiations closely. The memo below is from the April 15 update:
I want, I need, I want, I want
Salary increases, no furloughs, extra pay for being called bak to work, better vacation benefits… and they’ll probably get it too.
Read all of the negotiating updates HERE
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A question regarding Margarita Maldonado, vice president for bargaining. Related to former Lt. Governor Maldonado?
Ohh!!! But the Brown Buzzard has balanced our budget!
The propeller on Teddy’s beanie is spinning wildly in glee.
Doubtful, Jim M.
Margarita is just another overfed public union hack.
And I DO mean overfed. (Nothing like keeping stereotypes alive. Is there a single union member out there who sports a BMI under 35? Jeez………..)
http://www.seiu1000.org/your-union/officers.php
Outlaw and disband all public employee unions!! 🙂
Good idea Donkey
Donkey says:
May 15, 2013 at 2:37 pm
Outlaw and disband all public employee unions!!
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Lol, Goodluck!!!!!!!!! Lovin that HB pension tax donk????
“adds options for employees to liquidate accumulated time into cash, retirement, or health care accounts”
Are they trying to bring back pension spiking?
Relax. Your fate is predestined. You lose every election…….predestined…..your a failure. It hurts….but get over it…..try and get a government job, but put on lots of weight before your interviews and wear a sloppy purple tea shirt!
Jimmy “skippydog” Hoffa want to put you in Queeg’s labor camp.
Ntheoc, are you challenged in the medula? The pension tax is not new you ignorant fool. Just keep eating the glue you tool!! 🙂
Donkey says:
May 16, 2013 at 8:02 pm
Ntheoc, are you challenged in the medula? The pension tax is not new you ignorant fool. Just keep eating the glue you tool!!
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I know it’s not new donk! But the measure z ballot back in November was supposed to end it. But it was defeated and I just love that you live in a city with a pension tax,lol!!!!!!!
The RAGWUS will fail Ntheoc, not because I want it to, it will fail because it is an unsustainable evil fraud perpetrated on honest taxpayers. But you can keep believing your unions hype, I know history, and it is on my side. You RAGWUS feeders are a cult, so wrapped up in euphoria you have no time for simple math. 🙂