Strike Flop: Less Than One Third of Teachers Walked Out of Classroom
Less than one third of teachers walked out of their classrooms this week as the vast majority of schools remaining open to some extent.
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USA Today: Michigan Focus on Vaccine ‘Equity’ Failed ‘People of Color’
An analysis by USA Today of vaccine distribution found Michigan’s focus on “equity” based on race and income “left people of color behind.”
Public Unions’ Democrat Allies Vote to Offset Effects of Janus Decision in Connecticut
Democrats in the Connecticut Senate voted to approve a bill that would give public-sector unions easier access to new or existing employees and their personal information.
Pollak: Congress Needs to Wake Up About State and Local Government Layoffs
Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress are failing to take the looming public sector job crisis seriously. And Pelosi has been purely cynical.
Revealed: Islamist Infiltration of French Public Services
French media have leaked details from a report on Islamic radicalism within the French public service claiming that many in the public sector are concerned about Islamist infiltration.
MA Supreme Court Weighs Public Sector Union Compulsory Fees
In an amicus curiae brief filed by the Boston-based Pioneer Institute’s public interest law arm, PioneerLegal argued the First Amendment “precludes coercing non-union public employees into financially supporting speech preferred by unions.”
L.A. Cops and Firefighters Can Still Double Pension Payments with Spiking
Los Angeles cops and firefighters are embracing a new pension spiking plan that lets participants in their last years receive up to a 50 percent spike in pension payments.
Unions Demand California Weed Workers of the World Unite
California unions are demanding that 100,000 marijuana production, packaging and distribution workers organize in anticipation of the legalization of recreational weed on January 1.
California Unemployment Falls to Record Low of 4.6% on Public-Sector Growth
Strong pubic-sector employment growth has helped California’s unemployment rate fall to a record low of 4.6 percent as 2017 comes to a close.
Jerry Brown’s Appointed Panel Votes to Make Him Highest-Paid Governor
California Gov. Jerry Brown is currently the longest-serving governor in California history, and will soon enjoy the distinction of being the highest paid governor in the country after a 3% pay raise.
Britain’s State Health Service Lost over Half a Million Confidential Patient Documents
Over 500,000 confidential patient documents were mislaid and left undelivered in the latest National Health Service (NHS) fiasco.
Thousands of Public Sector Workers Don’t Speak English Well Enough to Do Their Jobs
As many as 7,400 migrants working in customer facing jobs within the public sector may not be able to speak English well enough to do their jobs, a government report has found.
White House Overtime Rules Hammer Private Sector, Exempt Public Sector
The U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule change that expands overtime for salaried employees earning $23,660 to $47,476 will cleverly hammer the private sector and generally exempt the unionized public sector.
Average Orange County Firefighter Makes $236,155
According to the California State Controller’s most recent data on the California Government Compensation website, the cost of employing a full-time Orange County firefighter in 2014 was $236,155.
L.A. Lifeguards Get 10% Raise, Retirees Get 0%
Los Angeles County Beach Lifeguards and other public employees will receive the equivalent of a 10 percent pay raise over the next two years, while retirees on Social Security will receive zero increases.
