June 08, 2011 NILRR News Clips
No recommendation made on Wisconsin recall challenges
Post-Crescent Online, 6/08/2011
The recalls target Sens. Jim Holperin of Conover, Robert
Wirch of Pleasant Prairie and Dave Hansen of Green Bay.
Democrats filed challenges against all three petitions,
alleging circulators employed widespread fraud in collecting the signatures.
Those pushing for the recalls say the challenges will fail and the delay is
politically motivated.
Prison Guards Union Locks Up Benefits, Politicians, People
Reason Online, 6/07/2011
Is the deplorable state of California’s prisons, which has
now been underscored by a Supreme Court decision ordering the state to release
almost a quarter of its prisoners, the fault of the state prison guards union?
Orange County Federalist Society vice president Tim Kowal
says yes, in a long and abundantly documented post at League of Ordinary
Gentlemen. After describing the decline of the Golden State prison system from
“envy of the nation†to crumbling institution, Kowal explains how the California
Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) helped bring the lousy:
Montgomery judge invalidates part of collective bargaining law
Washington Post Online, 6/07/2011
Union leaders had argued that County Executive Isiah
Leggett broke the law by disregarding the results of collective bargaining when
he proposed a budget in March.
Leggett has maintained that he — not an arbitrator — has
the discretion to propose a spending plan that is in the public interest. The
county’s charter, generally considered its constitution, gives him that nearly
unfettered authority, Leggett says.
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