Showing posts with label Public Workers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Workers. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Friday, August 30, 2013
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Wisconsin War On Unions Succeeds At Weakening GOP Foe
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Kentucky’s Pension ‘Reform’ Cuts Benefits, But Makes Funding Problems Worse
Kentucky’s Pension ‘Reform’ Cuts Benefits, But Makes Funding Problems Worse: Kentucky is currently considering overhauling its pension system. Sadly, the bill that recently passed the state senate — and will soon be discussed by the state assembly — cuts benefits for workers, but doesn’t shore up the system’s funding. The bill would abolish traditional pensions for new public sector workers while cutting cost of living [...]/p
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Vast majority of wage earners are working harder, and for not much more: Trends in U.S. work hours and wages over 1979–2007 | Economic Policy Institute
Vast majority of wage earners are working harder, and for not much more: Trends in U.S. work hours and wages over 1979–2007 | Economic Policy Institute
"As is well-documented in The State of Working America, 12th Edition (Mishel et al. 2012), the U.S. economy over the past decade has worked primarily to the advantage of a small sliver of winners. Meanwhile, the vast majority of workers have not fared well—a trend that stretches back to the late 1970s. Contrary to some political rhetoric of late, this is not due to lack of effort; the broad middle class has increased its productivity, upgraded its educational attainment, and worked more hours. In other words, workers have been offering more to the economy and the labor market, and what they have received in return—particularly in the form of real hourly wages—has been very disappointing."
"As is well-documented in The State of Working America, 12th Edition (Mishel et al. 2012), the U.S. economy over the past decade has worked primarily to the advantage of a small sliver of winners. Meanwhile, the vast majority of workers have not fared well—a trend that stretches back to the late 1970s. Contrary to some political rhetoric of late, this is not due to lack of effort; the broad middle class has increased its productivity, upgraded its educational attainment, and worked more hours. In other words, workers have been offering more to the economy and the labor market, and what they have received in return—particularly in the form of real hourly wages—has been very disappointing."
Monday, November 19, 2012
Florida Lays Off State Workers After Outsourcing Prisoners’ Health Care To A Private Company
Florida Lays Off State Workers After Outsourcing Prisoners’ Health Care To A Private Company: Now that Florida’s Department of Corrections has auctioned off the job of providing state inmates with health services to the highest-bidding companies, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) is moving ahead with his controversial plan to privatize prisoners’ health care. Since Florida is now locked into a contract with Corizon Healthcare of Nashville, and plans to [...]/p
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Another right-wing attack on public workers | Economic Policy Institute
Another right-wing attack on public workers | Economic Policy Institute
"How does government pay compare with that in the private sector? The answer is pretty much what you’d expect: Wages and salaries are lower, but benefits are better. Overall compensation is, if anything, slightly lower, though this varies by class of worker; less educated workers are better paid in the public sector and more educated workers are better paid in the private sector. This again is not surprising when you consider that less educated workers in the private sector often earn poverty wages with no health benefits and government employers have little incentive to shift costs onto Medicaid and other government programs.
"How does government pay compare with that in the private sector? The answer is pretty much what you’d expect: Wages and salaries are lower, but benefits are better. Overall compensation is, if anything, slightly lower, though this varies by class of worker; less educated workers are better paid in the public sector and more educated workers are better paid in the private sector. This again is not surprising when you consider that less educated workers in the private sector often earn poverty wages with no health benefits and government employers have little incentive to shift costs onto Medicaid and other government programs.
But anti-government ideologues have deep pockets, so a minor industry has sprung up trying to show that government workers are overpaid. "
Sunday, September 16, 2012
The Post-Truth Campaign: Mitt Romney Tells 530 Lies in 30 Weeks
The Post-Truth Campaign: Mitt Romney Tells 530 Lies in 30 Weeks
"While the sheer number of Romney's lies are indeed unprecedented for a presidential campaign, his fact-free campaigning is simply the logical continuation of a trend that started in the George W. Bush administration, when Republicans literally walled themselves from reality."
"While the sheer number of Romney's lies are indeed unprecedented for a presidential campaign, his fact-free campaigning is simply the logical continuation of a trend that started in the George W. Bush administration, when Republicans literally walled themselves from reality."
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Why unions? To fight for good jobs and against inequality
Why unions? To fight for good jobs and against inequality
"Why unions? Good jobs are too hard to come by, and the Republican party is dedicated to asking not why more people don't have good jobs, but why a few people still do even though they're not the corporate executives and Wall Street bankers who Republicans believe deservethe best of everything."
"Why unions? Good jobs are too hard to come by, and the Republican party is dedicated to asking not why more people don't have good jobs, but why a few people still do even though they're not the corporate executives and Wall Street bankers who Republicans believe deservethe best of everything."
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Republicans strive to make their platform worse on workers' issues in 2012 than it was in 2008
Republicans strive to make their platform worse on workers' issues in 2012 than it was in 2008
"The horrors of the 2012 Republican platform are legion, from abortion to marriage equality to to financial reform. To that list, you can of course add labor issues, where the Republican Party's quest to have its 2012 platform be not just bad but decisively worse than previous ones continues. Josh Eidelson compares 2012 to 2008"
"The horrors of the 2012 Republican platform are legion, from abortion to marriage equality to to financial reform. To that list, you can of course add labor issues, where the Republican Party's quest to have its 2012 platform be not just bad but decisively worse than previous ones continues. Josh Eidelson compares 2012 to 2008"
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
How raising the federal minimum wage would help working families and give the economy a boost | Economic Policy Institute
How raising the federal minimum wage would help working families and give the economy a boost | Economic Policy Institute
"The multiple positive effects that would result from a higher minimum wage are clear: It would boost the earnings of working families hardest hit by the Great Recession, spur economic growth, and create about 100,000 net new jobs. In an economic climate in which wage increases for the most vulnerable workers are scarce, raising the minimum wage to $9.80 by July 1, 2014, is an opportunity that America’s working families cannot afford to lose."
"The multiple positive effects that would result from a higher minimum wage are clear: It would boost the earnings of working families hardest hit by the Great Recession, spur economic growth, and create about 100,000 net new jobs. In an economic climate in which wage increases for the most vulnerable workers are scarce, raising the minimum wage to $9.80 by July 1, 2014, is an opportunity that America’s working families cannot afford to lose."
Friday, August 17, 2012
5 Ways Privatization Is Ruining America | Alternet
5 Ways Privatization Is Ruining America | Alternet
"A grand delusion has been planted in the minds of Americans, that privately run systems are more efficient and less costly than those in the public sector. Most of the evidence points the other way. Private initiatives generally produce mediocre or substandard results while experiencing the usual travails of unregulated capitalism -- higher prices, limited services, and lower wages for all but a few 'entrepreneurs.'
"A grand delusion has been planted in the minds of Americans, that privately run systems are more efficient and less costly than those in the public sector. Most of the evidence points the other way. Private initiatives generally produce mediocre or substandard results while experiencing the usual travails of unregulated capitalism -- higher prices, limited services, and lower wages for all but a few 'entrepreneurs.'
With perverse irony, the corruption and incompetence of private industry has actually furthered the cause of privatization, as the collapse of the financial markets has deprived state and local governments of necessary public funding, leading to an even greater call for private development."
Monday, July 30, 2012
PA Mayor Reaches Settlement With Unions To Pay Back Public Workers’ Wages
PA Mayor Reaches Settlement With Unions To Pay Back Public Workers’ Wages: After Scranton, PA Mayor Chris Doherty (D) reduced the pay of hundreds of his city’s public workers — including firefighters, police officers, and other safety workers — to minimum wage earlier this month, three unions challenged the cuts in federal court. In a deal reached today, the mayor has agreed to pay back the wages [...]/p
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