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Mar. 2nd, 2011 11:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kittydesadeOkay. Wow. I wasn't going to do one of these for a while, give myself and you all a break, but then I saw a headline that pissed me off. And heard a few more things that are going to go up later. This isn't reality anymore, it's a farce.
Usual stuff: Wisconsin matters are here as usual or here on DW, please reblog and repost this anywhere you like, previous entries are here on LJ or here on DW. I'm going to try and find the text of the bills in question in a couple days, when amendments have settled down, but bill texts should (may?) still be up on the preceding two posts. Since it's early in the day in Eastern Standard time, there haven't been a lot of developments, so we'll see what happens as the day goes on.
Ohio
* Cleveland.com reports that the Ohio Senate Republicans removed a committee member and replaced him in order to ensure their bill passed.
* Then, this local news station reported that the bill indeed passed. 7-5, all four Democrats and one Republican voting against. The bill is summarized in this article thus: "It would ban public worker strikes and establish penalties for those who participate in walkouts. It would let unionized workers negotiate wages, hours and safety conditions but not benefits."
* The Dayton Daily News provides a cluster of articles, including a more comprehensive look at yesterday's protest involving 8,500 people and Catholic bishops speaking out against taking away collective bargaining rights.
* NPR reports this afternoon that the bill passed by a narrow margin, with six Republicans and the Democrats against. It now goes to the House.
Indiana
* The Indy Channel and the Post Tribune both report that the Democratic Leader in Indiana returned to speak with the Republican House Speaker. The Indy Channel reports the five bills still in major contention as "HB1216, HB1203, HB1538, HB1003 and HB1479."
* Tangential, the Indiana News Center reports that the New Haven Chamber of Commerce (NE Indiana, apparently) met with lawmakers yesterday to discuss bills they favor. Unions were indeed mentioned.
New Jersey
* NJ.com/Statehouse Bureau reports that a schedule for Gov. Christie's budget proposal has been released. It will take place over three days, over the rest of March.
* The same source also reports that Christie claims to be behind collective bargaining. A quote from Gov. Christie: "While I was governor I've said the opposite: lets get rid of civil service and let everything be collectively bargained." There are also two links at the bottom which I will reproduce here.
* A blog entry discussing labor, Wisconsin, and New Jersey
* And an article from Feb 18 saying that Christie supports Walker's decision and strong budget measures. I post this here mostly for comparison, as between Feb 18 and today, March 2, there has been a significant shift in mood.
Tennessee
* The Tennessean reports that a bill reforming the teacher tenure process has passed committee and heads towards a Senate vote. Towards the end of the article it also reports that this was with the advocacy of the Professional Educators of Tennessee group, which claims that restrictions from another group, the Tennessee Education Association, have impeded their ability to organize. The TEA has their doubts about this bill but no major objections are described in the article.
* News Channel 15 concurs. The reservation seems to be that the teacher ranking system has not been put into effect and therefore its efficiency is untested.
* The Tennessean also reports on that anti-Shariah law bill, and the State Senator who introduced the bill says that it exempts the peaceful practice of Islam. The bill also claims that Shariah law requires its followers to overthrow US national and state governments. A constitutional law scholar at a local university summarizes the problems with the bill.
* This blog entry on the Knoxville News also popped up and struck me as interesting, describing a potential for government interference, subsidizing and/or tax-exempting certain newspapers, with the government deciding what the definition of a newspaper is. I might have to look into this more.
Iowa
* The DesMoines Register says that Iowa Republicans are accusing Iowa Democrats of inciting a Wisconsin like atmosphere.
* The Iowa House Democrats Page lists a public hearing scheduled for March 7th.
* A local news station reports that Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad says he will not try to end the collective bargaining rights of state employee unions. He does want reductions and is seeking changes in contracts themselves, and states that he wants to remove insurance from bargaining, but not the bargaining rights themselves.
* The Chicago Tribune has a little more and goes into Branstad's history with unions. It also seems to be an AP sourced story.
* The DesMoines register reports public employee union members are incensed about a plan to outsource school jobs.
More as it develops.
Usual stuff: Wisconsin matters are here as usual or here on DW, please reblog and repost this anywhere you like, previous entries are here on LJ or here on DW. I'm going to try and find the text of the bills in question in a couple days, when amendments have settled down, but bill texts should (may?) still be up on the preceding two posts. Since it's early in the day in Eastern Standard time, there haven't been a lot of developments, so we'll see what happens as the day goes on.
Ohio
* Cleveland.com reports that the Ohio Senate Republicans removed a committee member and replaced him in order to ensure their bill passed.
* Then, this local news station reported that the bill indeed passed. 7-5, all four Democrats and one Republican voting against. The bill is summarized in this article thus: "It would ban public worker strikes and establish penalties for those who participate in walkouts. It would let unionized workers negotiate wages, hours and safety conditions but not benefits."
* The Dayton Daily News provides a cluster of articles, including a more comprehensive look at yesterday's protest involving 8,500 people and Catholic bishops speaking out against taking away collective bargaining rights.
* NPR reports this afternoon that the bill passed by a narrow margin, with six Republicans and the Democrats against. It now goes to the House.
Indiana
* The Indy Channel and the Post Tribune both report that the Democratic Leader in Indiana returned to speak with the Republican House Speaker. The Indy Channel reports the five bills still in major contention as "HB1216, HB1203, HB1538, HB1003 and HB1479."
* Tangential, the Indiana News Center reports that the New Haven Chamber of Commerce (NE Indiana, apparently) met with lawmakers yesterday to discuss bills they favor. Unions were indeed mentioned.
New Jersey
* NJ.com/Statehouse Bureau reports that a schedule for Gov. Christie's budget proposal has been released. It will take place over three days, over the rest of March.
* The same source also reports that Christie claims to be behind collective bargaining. A quote from Gov. Christie: "While I was governor I've said the opposite: lets get rid of civil service and let everything be collectively bargained." There are also two links at the bottom which I will reproduce here.
* A blog entry discussing labor, Wisconsin, and New Jersey
* And an article from Feb 18 saying that Christie supports Walker's decision and strong budget measures. I post this here mostly for comparison, as between Feb 18 and today, March 2, there has been a significant shift in mood.
Tennessee
* The Tennessean reports that a bill reforming the teacher tenure process has passed committee and heads towards a Senate vote. Towards the end of the article it also reports that this was with the advocacy of the Professional Educators of Tennessee group, which claims that restrictions from another group, the Tennessee Education Association, have impeded their ability to organize. The TEA has their doubts about this bill but no major objections are described in the article.
* News Channel 15 concurs. The reservation seems to be that the teacher ranking system has not been put into effect and therefore its efficiency is untested.
* The Tennessean also reports on that anti-Shariah law bill, and the State Senator who introduced the bill says that it exempts the peaceful practice of Islam. The bill also claims that Shariah law requires its followers to overthrow US national and state governments. A constitutional law scholar at a local university summarizes the problems with the bill.
* This blog entry on the Knoxville News also popped up and struck me as interesting, describing a potential for government interference, subsidizing and/or tax-exempting certain newspapers, with the government deciding what the definition of a newspaper is. I might have to look into this more.
Iowa
* The DesMoines Register says that Iowa Republicans are accusing Iowa Democrats of inciting a Wisconsin like atmosphere.
* The Iowa House Democrats Page lists a public hearing scheduled for March 7th.
* A local news station reports that Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad says he will not try to end the collective bargaining rights of state employee unions. He does want reductions and is seeking changes in contracts themselves, and states that he wants to remove insurance from bargaining, but not the bargaining rights themselves.
* The Chicago Tribune has a little more and goes into Branstad's history with unions. It also seems to be an AP sourced story.
* The DesMoines register reports public employee union members are incensed about a plan to outsource school jobs.
More as it develops.