unions Archive
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Public Employees Make 44% More Than Private Sector Counterparts
Posted on September 30, 2011 | 78 Comments. . . According to a new study released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average public sector employee earns $40.40 per hour while their private sector... -
Who is Assembly candidate Julio Pérez? Meet him Thursday in Santa Ana…
Posted on September 14, 2011 | 11 Comments. . . “I live by a quote from St. Francis: First, do what is necessary. Then, do what is possible. Before you know it, you’re doing the impossible. That’s... -
Chuck DeVore: Caught With His Fingers in the Union Cookie Jar
Posted on July 14, 2011 | 32 Comments. . . I take a break from my regularly scheduled exposé of fraud in Placer County / CRA politics to bring you an important update on Fraud in Orange... -
Public Sector Wage, Benefit Givebacks – It CAN be done!
Posted on June 23, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . There is a view held by some that governing bodies of cities, counties, special districts and states must impose budget cuts upon their workers in order to... -
Unions Launch Attack on Fresh&Easy
Posted on June 16, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . Fresh&Easy touts itself as a neighborhood market with affordable groceries (gasp! how un-American). One of the ways that Fresh&Easy maintains low prices is a non-union work force... -
Wisconsin High Court Rejects Union Claims
Posted on June 14, 2011 | 29 Comments. . . Rejecting public union claims of unconstitutionality, the Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 4-3 on Tuesday to uphold a law enacted by the Wisconsin Legislature limiting collective bargaining rights... -
Fullerton Police Beating Complaint “Sustained” by Internal Investigation; Officer Named.
Posted on June 14, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . When we posted a college student’s allegations of police brutality last week, several commenters responded by calling the victim a liar and saying that the claim could... -
Union Wet Dream Passes California Senate
Posted on June 2, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . If you have ever noticed the piece of pipe capped off near “waterless” toilets, you can thank the pipe fitters union that opposed the environmentally friendly toilets... -
More Screaming Keller; And Then Some Voices of Reason
Posted on May 21, 2011 | No Comments, , , Looks like John and Ken got an earful. , , Read “More Screaming Keller; And Then Some Voices of Reason” on FFFF -
County Human Resources Disaster
Posted on May 19, 2011 | No CommentsBy Mr. Peabody Every government agency displays a tendency to circle its wagons, defend incompetent behavior and keep outside scrutiny….well, outside. A notable exception appears to be the County of... -
Beleaguered Tax Payers Foot Public Union Bills (with update)
Posted on May 17, 2011 | 28 Comments. . . The newest lawsuit brought by the “beleaguered” employees of Costa Mesa is just another in a long train of selfish lawsuits brought by public unions in a... -
It Takes Courage To Say No
Posted on May 16, 2011 | 1 CommentA while back we did a post about the value of saying NO. Today let’s look at someone else who appreciated the importance of putting one’s foot down: the two-term... -
Dealing with Denial: A Test for Teachers
Posted on May 14, 2011 | 42 CommentsWe fielded all sorts of bitter accusations from teachers when FFFF handed out our list of teacher and administrator pay at this week’s teacher rallies. Responses ranged from the simple... -
Quint Says Goodbye. We Say Good Riddance. But We’ll Miss the Horrendous Judgment
Posted on May 11, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . By Joe Sipowicz We found out today that Wayne Quint, the head boss of the Deputy Sheriff’s union is quitting – supposedly to take a job at...
