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- Is Theft by Public Employees Becoming an Epidemic in Ohio?Today 15 Cincinnati area residents were indicted on theft of taxpayer funds. Three of those facing many years in prison for illegally using entitlement program funds for personal gain were Hamilton County Job and Family Services employees.
Public Employee Benefits Are Not Entitlement ProgramsOhio's Senate Bill 5 continues to stir controversy in the Buckeye State and while collective bargaining is crucial to ensuring fair labor practices, but when it forces taxpayers to subsidize employee benefits it is just plain unreasonable.- The War for RightsThe Public Employee Union fight for their organizations rights might be just the open battle in a broader war that all Americans may have to join.
- We Are YouContrary to what some people believe nowadays, public employees are still part of the middle class. The attack on collective bargaining as well as other contract related issues is a direct threat to the middle class.
- Ohio Senate Bill 5 Disregards Public EmployeesThe Ohio State Senate narrowly passed the bill that will ban collective bargaining with the state over retirement, sick time, and health benefits. The sponsor of the bill are disrespecting Ohio's public employees by taking their rights away.
- Public Employee Protests Only the BeginningThere is no question that collective bargaining is an important tool when applied properly, but what happens if it is banned? Public employees storming state legislatures may only be the beginning.
First Person: Why I'm Pro-Union and Cheering on Wisconsin's Public EmployeesOne person's take on the union busting mess in Wisconsin and how collective bargaining between Wisconsin public employees and the state can get help labor and management reach agreement. How organized labor plays an important role in workplace dialogue.- Will San Jose and Other Bay Area Cities Drown in Public Employee Compensation?The current economic crisis is perhaps greatest in the State of California, not the least of which is due to high and growing compensation and retirement packages for public employees.
Kansas Public Employees Retirement SystemKPERS is a mandatory retirement plan that was established by the Kansas legislature to assist public employees with retirement.- Pending State Double-Dipping Reform LawsThe act of “double dipping” by public employees may soon be coming to an end in multiple states. Yesterday Ohio State Representative Rex Damschroder announced House Bill 388. The bill would prohibit public employees from retiring and then be rehired.
- Californians' Support for Public Sector Union Curbs Inconsistent with Electoral BehaviorThe electorate in California is somehow very hard to figure out. When asked whether the massive benefits public sector unions enjoy in the Golden State should be rolled back, large majorities of Californians are in favor of it.
If You Don't Stand for Something, You'll Fall for AnythingAs our government eagerly plans its third theatre of military operations in the Libyan no-fly zone, the Republithugs' attack on the middle class keeps rolling along. So, show us what you stand for.- The Problem with Public Employee UnionsAn analysis of what is wrong with allowing public employees to belong to unions.
- Disdain for Public Sector Employees is MisplacedDispelling the myths about public employee pensions is not a simple argument, but the facts support a much less toxic situation than some would imagine.
In Wisconsin They Should Fire All the Striking Public EmployeesIn Wisconsin They Should Fire All the Striking Public Employees- Is the Wisconsin Union Bill Fair? Why the Protesters Are in the WrongThe Wisconsin anti-union bill currently being advanced in the state legislature has sparked a furious response, but are the reforms that it contains really unreasonable given Wisconsin's budget crisis?
