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| California public union OKs strike authorization | |
| 2009-08-02 | |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's largest state employees' union voted on Saturday to approve a strike authorization measure to protest furloughs of state workers and pressure state officials to ratify its labor contract. Oh yeah, that'll help. The SEIU said the strike authorization was approved by 74 percent of its membership. Not quite a Chavez style vote, but keeep trying kids.
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| Posted by:whitecollar redneck |
| #18 As far as I have been able to tell over the years, there's nothing wrong with the working stiff standing in the union rank and file. The problems seem to begin at the elected and appointed leadership levels, ie, stewarts, business agents, presidents, etc. Amazing isn't it, just like our politicians in Washington. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-08-02 20:25 |
| #17 "Our union took a 6% pay cut - I'm not whining, that was in line with everyone else, and I voted to accept that." FrankG, God bless you. You get it. |
| Posted by: Clomosh Untervehr6895 2009-08-02 20:16 |
| #16 That'll be a good trick without a strike fund. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-08-02 19:37 |
| #15 That probably would not be a good move for them, so they will probably do it. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-08-02 18:36 |
| #14 I belong to a local municipal union, it was required for contract negotiations. I opted out for their PAC support. Since they negotiate our contracts (I'm in the Tech unit) other units represent police, fire and blue collar (SEIU/AFSCME(?)). It makes it convenient for negotiating contracts, but if our Tech unit called for a strike, they might get 10 people. We understand that the private sector is cutting back and laying off. Our union took a 6% pay cut - I'm not whining, that was in line with everyone else, and I voted to accept that. This is a dumb thing SEIU is doing. They're hoping their contacts to Teh One will carry them. I don't see it happening. F*ck em. They can be replaced if they strike. Our Development Services (building permits, planning, etc.) is laying off 88 people soon due to the lack of construction. That's real life the CA SEIU should feel soon |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-08-02 17:21 |
| #13 Let's see. Not paying 95,000 salaries, benes and offices. By Jove! I think CA just balanced their budget. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-08-02 17:16 |
| #12 Exactly, procopius. The non-existence of any rationale - economic, legal, moral - for public sector unions (in comparison to the wafer-thin rationale for private sector unions) is merely one of the most egregious aspects of our upside-down, brain-dead, envy-and-greed-driven society (I refer here to the greed/envy of the "have-nots"). Some serve in dusty hot dangerous places around the world, even there cut corners to save public funds, endure idiocy and obstruction from the UN and European "allies" and disgraceful illiterate public displays by senior elected officials, and can't imagine demanding more $$$, or such absurdities as going "on strike". Will this state just effing collapse already? |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2009-08-02 17:03 |
| #11 The voice of the people means nothing compared to the voice of The Fixed t for you... |
| Posted by: badanov 2009-08-02 11:30 |
| #10 You can be sure that the SEIU has already coordinated this with the Obama administration. The voice of the people means nothing compared to the voice of The One. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2009-08-02 11:22 |
| #9 One of the dumbest things I've heard. Oh yeah, the public will really rally around overpaid janitors, clerks, and assorted gubbamint workers during these splendid economic times. These SEIU positions are all easily replaceable in the real world |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-08-02 10:42 |
| #8 The SEIU has nurses, nursing assistants and municipal workers as members in our part of the country as well as the 'service trades'. If that's the case in California, then that could be a bigger 'stick' in this little foray into IWW tactics by the union. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-08-02 10:41 |
| #7 Make my day. |
| Posted by: Cromoter the Imposter3239 2009-08-02 10:34 |
| #6 They're hoping for Federal mediation forcing tax increases. Note Obama's tilt to unions in GM and Chrysler. In addition they fear that the next step beyond furloughs is layoffs. They would rather fight now to make furloughing to forestall layoffs. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2009-08-02 10:14 |
| #5 Reagan fired the striking air traffic controllers because of a National Safety issue. These strap hangers? I suppose just on general principle. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2009-08-02 10:05 |
| #4 Reagan would have fired them all. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2009-08-02 09:43 |
| #3 Do it please. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2009-08-02 09:43 |
| #2 Think the AP will call this a coup? /rhetorical question. The right to strike against the public does not exist. The state is the manifestation of the will of the people. As such it is sovereign. There is no equality of a body composed of the whole with a body composed of a very few and there can not be. SEIU how would you like the military to go on strike. Think real hard about those 'employees' taking their grievances to the street, before you start walking down that street. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-08-02 09:29 |
| #1 I believe the SEIU is basically janitors/unionized illegals. Does CA have a "prevailing wage" law? |
| Posted by: regular joe 2009-08-02 09:26 |