March 10, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following appeared at www.OhioBudgetWatch.com on March 8, 2011.) The House Finance Committee passed a substitute version of HB114, the transportation budget bill, on Monday. Included among the many amendments was a provision “clarifying” that when the Commercial...
March 10, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following appeared on The Columbus Dispatch website on March 9, 2011.) COLUMBUS, Ohio —House Speaker William G. Batchelder now says he hopes to bring the collective-bargaining bill to the floor for a vote next week, after indicating for the past several days that...
March 10, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following appeared on the Huffington Post website on March 10, 2011.) In the wake of the Wisconsin Senate’s end-run to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights, thousands of angry protesters descended again on the state capital. And the top...
March 10, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following appeared on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website on March 10, 2011.) MADISON, Wisc. — With Democrats still in Illinois, the state Senate abruptly voted Wednesday night to eliminate collective bargaining provisions for most public workers that have...
March 7, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following appeared at www.nj.com on March 3, 2011.) TRENTON — More than 6,500 police and firefighters from across the state descended on the Statehouse today to send a message to Gov. Chris Christie: We are not the enemy. Union leaders and Democrats in the...
March 4, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following editorial appeared on the New York Times website on March 2, 2011.) NEW YORK — “We’re broke! We’re broke!” Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday. “We’re broke in this state,” Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin said a few days ago. “New Jersey’s broke,” Gov....
March 4, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following appeared on the CNN website on March 4, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gov. Scott Walker warned Wisconsin could take steps Friday to lay off 14 absent lawmakers return to the state Capitol. The legislators left Wisconsin to protest a proposal that would...
March 4, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following appeared on the FireDogLake website on March 3, 2011.) The Wisconsin recall effort is only a day old, but it’s going strong. The state Democratic Party has launched a website called Recall the Republican 8 to coordinate events. They have volunteer and...
March 4, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following video from MSNBC is available at www.plunderbund.com.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — MSNBC news analyst Lawrence O’Donnell blasted Ohio republicans for hammering Senate Bill 5 though committee by using a “corrupted legislative process.” He also...
March 3, 2011 | Headlines, Unions
(The following appeared on the Los Angeles Times website on March 2, 2011.) LOS ANGELES — In the latest escalation of the state’s battle over public employee union benefits, Wisconsin Democrats initiated an effort to recall Republican state senators who back...
