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Mar. 1st, 2011 08:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kittydesadeAnd for those of you just joining us on tonight's linkspam, hi! I'm Jag. You probably got rerouted here from my friend lireavue, we are the Folk Song Army. Not really. I speak three languages somewhat badly, am studying three more, practicing guitar, and I work in a little family shop in the Blue Ridge mountains. When I'm not rounding up links for everyone to froth over I'm really very boring, and spend most of my time whining about how much writing I have to do, being scatterbrained, cursing out the latest guitar chord to piss me off, or babbling incoherently to all you poor folk over the internet. Welcome. I'll try to be as concise and rational, and maybe even normal, as I can on these linkspams. Outside of that, all bets are off. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. And yes, it is all right to link to this/these posts.
Once again, these are the bills I can find text for:
* The Iowa Bill
* The Ohio Bill
* The Indiana Bill, or one of them
* The Nevada Bill
Ohio
* Not actually related to labor laws (or at least not that kind of labor) but this whole fetus testifying thing from the Dayton Daily News was so strange I had to link it.
* This article from the website In These Times isn't related to the Ohio Bill but it is related to labor struggles, this time against a big corporation rather than against government legislation.
* The Dayton Daily News reports that Sen Shannon Jones, who initially put forward the bill, now introduced an amendment that claims to address concerns on all sides.
* The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Gov John Kasich claims that SB 5 will create jobs by saving money now spent on union contracts. He emphasizes both the amount of money spent on union jobs and that the bill would still allow unions to negotiate on wages and "some working conditions."
* Local Ohio News reports the committee meeting to discuss amendments to the bill at 10 am tomorrow. It also reports in greater detail that safety conditions and work hours will still be negotiable, but health care benefits and pension pickups will not, and caps for vacation and sick time will be reduced. This news station also has the opinions of some Fire and Police personnel.
* Other local sources have more to say on the subject.
Indiana
* IndyStar reports that the Democratic leader in exile is talking about a discussion with the House Speaker on amendments that could address the Democrats' concerns, specifically about school vouchers.
* Indiana onPolitix backs this up, but has little else to say.
* A local Indianapolis news channel suggests it's mixed messages all across the board. Supposedly there is a talk scheduled in Indianapolis for tomorrow. It also goes into some small details about the Democratic finances, specifically that they're giving back their daily spending stipend for each day they are out of state, and paying for the hotel via donations.
New Jersey
* This headline from Local NJ news reads "Ex-counsel for N.J. public employee relations group says he was fired for being an 'obstacle' to Christie's plans." The article itself says he was a 25 year veteran, that he was told he was terminated, and that he and his office sided with employee unions on the matter of a Black Friday holiday for government employees. It also states: "Commissioners and members of the Labor and Employment Board of the New Jersey Bar Association expressed outrage over Mitnz’s departure, saying it raised fears the commission would no longer be able to act independently of the administration."
* Another columnist for the Star-Ledger has a similar story relating to somewhat different circumstances, but even so.
* Bloomberg Business reports a firefighters and police rally on behalf of public safety. It also explicitly states that no sick-outs or work slowdowns are planned.
* Here is an interesting article from the Examiner on the subject of health care and who exactly is pushing for what. The Senate President Stephen Sweeney (a Democrat) is apparently working with Christie on some issues, much to everyone's chagrin and anger. Note that earlier, apparently, the Democrats were united against Christie's plans.
* This Philadelphia enquirer article describes, in brief, a bunch of opinions on a bunch of different sides, Democrats, building-sector unions, and public worker unions. Interestingly, the latter two do not entirely agree.
Tennessee
* A brief from the Chattanooga Times Free Press suggests the Tennessee bill is likely to pass.
* The Tennessean suggests a compromise giving school boards the option of negotiating with teachers is in reach. Exactly how effective this will be is yet to be determined.
* Also unrelated to unions, but these articles discuss a bill being advanced in Tennessee that would make following Shariah law a felony. Go ahead and froth, I'm too tired to.
Iowa
* Deals have been struck in DesMoines with unions, indicating that dealing is still on the table statewide.
* The governor's tour promoting his job creation plan as described in this local news network does not mention collective bargaining rights or unions.
I'm not seeing anything new in Kansas or Nevada, but I'm also about at falling over exhausted stage and can't even muster rage over the Shariah law situation, so I'm going to call it here and attempt to find you some information tomorrow, guys. Thank you for watching.
lireavue, we are the Folk Song Army. Not really. I speak three languages somewhat badly, am studying three more, practicing guitar, and I work in a little family shop in the Blue Ridge mountains. When I'm not rounding up links for everyone to froth over I'm really very boring, and spend most of my time whining about how much writing I have to do, being scatterbrained, cursing out the latest guitar chord to piss me off, or babbling incoherently to all you poor folk over the internet. Welcome. I'll try to be as concise and rational, and maybe even normal, as I can on these linkspams. Outside of that, all bets are off. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. And yes, it is all right to link to this/these posts. Once again, these are the bills I can find text for:
* The Iowa Bill
* The Ohio Bill
* The Indiana Bill, or one of them
* The Nevada Bill
Ohio
* Not actually related to labor laws (or at least not that kind of labor) but this whole fetus testifying thing from the Dayton Daily News was so strange I had to link it.
* This article from the website In These Times isn't related to the Ohio Bill but it is related to labor struggles, this time against a big corporation rather than against government legislation.
* The Dayton Daily News reports that Sen Shannon Jones, who initially put forward the bill, now introduced an amendment that claims to address concerns on all sides.
* The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Gov John Kasich claims that SB 5 will create jobs by saving money now spent on union contracts. He emphasizes both the amount of money spent on union jobs and that the bill would still allow unions to negotiate on wages and "some working conditions."
* Local Ohio News reports the committee meeting to discuss amendments to the bill at 10 am tomorrow. It also reports in greater detail that safety conditions and work hours will still be negotiable, but health care benefits and pension pickups will not, and caps for vacation and sick time will be reduced. This news station also has the opinions of some Fire and Police personnel.
* Other local sources have more to say on the subject.
Indiana
* IndyStar reports that the Democratic leader in exile is talking about a discussion with the House Speaker on amendments that could address the Democrats' concerns, specifically about school vouchers.
* Indiana onPolitix backs this up, but has little else to say.
* A local Indianapolis news channel suggests it's mixed messages all across the board. Supposedly there is a talk scheduled in Indianapolis for tomorrow. It also goes into some small details about the Democratic finances, specifically that they're giving back their daily spending stipend for each day they are out of state, and paying for the hotel via donations.
New Jersey
* This headline from Local NJ news reads "Ex-counsel for N.J. public employee relations group says he was fired for being an 'obstacle' to Christie's plans." The article itself says he was a 25 year veteran, that he was told he was terminated, and that he and his office sided with employee unions on the matter of a Black Friday holiday for government employees. It also states: "Commissioners and members of the Labor and Employment Board of the New Jersey Bar Association expressed outrage over Mitnz’s departure, saying it raised fears the commission would no longer be able to act independently of the administration."
* Another columnist for the Star-Ledger has a similar story relating to somewhat different circumstances, but even so.
* Bloomberg Business reports a firefighters and police rally on behalf of public safety. It also explicitly states that no sick-outs or work slowdowns are planned.
* Here is an interesting article from the Examiner on the subject of health care and who exactly is pushing for what. The Senate President Stephen Sweeney (a Democrat) is apparently working with Christie on some issues, much to everyone's chagrin and anger. Note that earlier, apparently, the Democrats were united against Christie's plans.
* This Philadelphia enquirer article describes, in brief, a bunch of opinions on a bunch of different sides, Democrats, building-sector unions, and public worker unions. Interestingly, the latter two do not entirely agree.
Tennessee
* A brief from the Chattanooga Times Free Press suggests the Tennessee bill is likely to pass.
* The Tennessean suggests a compromise giving school boards the option of negotiating with teachers is in reach. Exactly how effective this will be is yet to be determined.
* Also unrelated to unions, but these articles discuss a bill being advanced in Tennessee that would make following Shariah law a felony. Go ahead and froth, I'm too tired to.
Iowa
* Deals have been struck in DesMoines with unions, indicating that dealing is still on the table statewide.
* The governor's tour promoting his job creation plan as described in this local news network does not mention collective bargaining rights or unions.
I'm not seeing anything new in Kansas or Nevada, but I'm also about at falling over exhausted stage and can't even muster rage over the Shariah law situation, so I'm going to call it here and attempt to find you some information tomorrow, guys. Thank you for watching.