Public Sector Workers

Overpaid Public Workers: Actually, We're Moving Toward Consensus

Jason Richwine | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Public Sector Workers, Public Workers, Public Sector Compensation, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Dean Baker, Business News
Jason Richwine

Most Americans agree that public workers should be compensated for their skills at the same market rates as private employees. But right now, many public workers get an unjustified premium.

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Newly-Red States Love The Whole Job-Cutting Thing

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: State and Local Budget Crisis, Public Sector Workers, Government Workers, Video, State and Local Government, Business News, State and Local Government Jobs, Government Jobs, Government Cuts, State and Local Budgets, Government-Job-Cuts, Business News

If you work for the government, your job is probably more secure if you live in a state not controlled by Republicans. The 11 states that went red...

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Right-to-Work Laws and Working-Class Voters: Another Teachable Moment

John Russo | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: John Kasich, Public Sector Workers, RTW Legislation, Labor, Workplace Rights, President Obama, Politics News
John Russo

Republicans also forget that their attacks on unions can turn off long-time Republican voters. In Ohio, the demonization of teachers as part of Issue 2 moved many Republican educators toward the Democrats.

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Public Employees Rush To Retire

www.nytimes.com | Posted 12.08.2011

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MADISON, Wis. -- As states and cities struggle to resolve paralyzing budget shortfalls by sending workers on unpaid furloughs, freezing salaries and e...

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Jesus' Call: Move From Greed To Greatness

Troy Jackson | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Public Sector Workers, Issue 2, Ohio Issue 2, Shared Sacrifice, Labor Unions, Ohio-Senate-Bill-5, Christianity, Poverty, Wall Street, Gospel of Matthew, Bible, Scripture Commentary, Jesus, Religion News
Troy Jackson

Some extreme politicians are blaming hard working people for the economic hardships facing many of our states and communities. The attack on public sector workers is evidence of leaders who want to ask for more and more.

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State, Local Governments Could Face Larger Layoffs Next Year, Report Says

Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Ubs, Public Sector Workers, State Government, Unemployment, Medicaid, Medicare, Thomas McLoughlin, 10-Year-Bonds, 2012, Business News

NEW YORK (Joan Gralla) - Around 450,000 people who work for U.S. states, counties, cities, towns and villages could get pink slips in fiscal 2012, s...

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Collective Bargaining Under Fire: When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Arva Rice | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining Rights, Blacks, Unions, New York City, Collective Bargaining, Public Sector Workers, New York State Unions, Public Sector Unions, Private Sector Jobs, Private Sector Unions, New York News
Arva Rice

As politicians all over the nation cast their scrutiny upon public-sector unions, middle-class blacks and other minorities face the prospect of an attack on their collective bargaining rights.

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Weekly Pulse: Florida Governor Wants to Drug Test All State Employees

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.30.2011

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The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott plans to force public workers and welfare recipients to undergo...

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Wisconsin Subterfuge Violates American Democratic Values

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sunshine Law, Public Sector Workers, First Amendment, Collective Bargaining Rights, Koch Brothers, Wisconsin, Country Club Conservatives, Scott Walker, Filibuster, Usw, United Steelworkers, Open Meeting Law, Obama Administration, Politics News
Leo W. Gerard

Scott Walker & Crew got what they wanted. They commandeered from workers the right to collectively bargain for a better life. They did it with nefarious methods that disrespect the Constitution, disrespect democracy and disrespect workers.

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GOP Vilifies Workers Who Serve the Public

Fred Redmond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, Merrill Lynch, U.S. Government?S National Compensation Survey, Public Sector Workers, John Thain, Wall Street, Mitch Daniels, Usw, United Steelworkers, Right Wing, Council on State and Local Government Excellence, Public Sector Conference, National Institute for Retirement Security, Business News
Fred Redmond

While Republicans are blasting public sector workers, they voted against reforming Wall Street, where compensation and bonuses remain immorally high even after taxpayers footed a bailout.

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