budget

  • Public Sector Unions Fight Budget Woes in California

    Author(s):
    Mischa Gaus, Tanya Smith

    Excerpt:
    The strains on public budgets in California are emboldening officials to come after union workers, producing rumblings of dissent throughout the state. Teachers in Los Angeles voted for an illegal one-day walkout May 15 to protest thousands of threatened layoffs, but after a court issued an injunction they chose to picket instead. . . .

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  • California Ballot Proposals Fail, Leaving Unions Wondering What's Next

    Author(s):
    Paul Abowd

    Excerpt:
    Five of six budget proposals failed to pass on California's May 19 statewide ballot. The state’s unions lined up on both sides of the vote, and spent millions of dollars while sending members to knock on doors ahead of the vote. The proposals were Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed solution to a budget shortfall, which is now projected to reach $21 billion. . . .

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