… or maybe a Yellow Star Senate Bill 556 is another sad example of how legislative Democrats can’t say no to their main benefactor, public employee unions, even at the expense of the voters they represent. This bill is costly, unnecessary and meddlesome — a legislative solution in search of a problem. Authored by Sen. Ellen Corbett of San Leandro, SB 556 would require contract employees working for state or
public employee unions
August 9, 2013
CA Public Employee Unions behind Democrat bill to slap non-union contractors with a Scarlet Letter … [Darleen Click]
November 14, 2012
How Public Employee Unions & Politicians unite against citizens [Darleen Click]
Reuters’ headline reads How a vicious circle of self-interest sank a California city, but as you slog through the debacle of the city of San Bernardino’s ugly descent into bankruptcy you notice the complete absence of one important participant The Taxpayer. “It’s total political chaos,” said John Husing, a former San Bernardino resident and regional economist. “There is no solution. They’ll never fix anything.” Yet on close examination, the city’s
September 9, 2012
Public Employee Unions — why thuggery in Costa Mesa, CA, matters to you [Darleen Click]
Because, really, do you believe this is anything new? California city officials typically spare police officers even modest reductions in the pay and pension packages that are a main source of local budget problems, even when the other alternatives are cuts in public services or even municipal bankruptcy. The common explanation is politicians are afraid of the cop unions’ political muscle come election time. That is true, but disturbing behavior