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Most government workers pay bribes to work, but are working without a contract with the State of California.
The State is going bankrupt; the unions do not want new contracts. "State employees, by law, continue to receive their existing wages and benefits even after their contracts expire. And in the midst of a fiscal crisis like California's, in which personnel costs have become a top target for number-crunchers, that means unions have little incentive to sit down at the bargaining table and agree to any drastic cuts.
Meanwhile, as long as the unions continue to negotiate in "good faith," the state has only limited leverage to extract concessions. Unions remain politically powerful, and even in a fiscal emergency, wresting significant wage and benefit savings is nearly impossible. Instead, the state must pursue other tactics such as furloughs which, new studies suggest, may not save nearly as much money as officials had hoped."
Now you know the role unions are playing in the destruction of the economy of the State. The only answer is to fire at least 50,000 state employees--that would save money and force the unions to negotiate.
What do you think?
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The State is going bankrupt; the unions do not want new contracts. "State employees, by law, continue to receive their existing wages and benefits even after their contracts expire. And in the midst of a fiscal crisis like California's, in which personnel costs have become a top target for number-crunchers, that means unions have little incentive to sit down at the bargaining table and agree to any drastic cuts.
Meanwhile, as long as the unions continue to negotiate in "good faith," the state has only limited leverage to extract concessions. Unions remain politically powerful, and even in a fiscal emergency, wresting significant wage and benefit savings is nearly impossible. Instead, the state must pursue other tactics such as furloughs which, new studies suggest, may not save nearly as much money as officials had hoped."
Now you know the role unions are playing in the destruction of the economy of the State. The only answer is to fire at least 50,000 state employees--that would save money and force the unions to negotiate.
What do you think?
More...