January 12, 2011. "Scott hasn't expressly called for an end to collective bargaining -- which could begin to effect such changes -- but the writing is on the wall."
Author: jamestrcy (James Tracy)
06.012011January 8, 2011
Crackdown on Organized Labor: States Call for Wage & Benefits Cuts, Urge Laws to Curb Union Influence
January 6, 2011. Watch the video! Democracy Now! hosts a roundtable discussion with New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse, Michael Zweig of the Center for Study of Working Class Life, and Art Levine of the Washington Monthly.
04.012011January 4, 2011
NY Times: States Seek Laws to Curb Power of Unions
January 4, 2011. Labor leaders say it's Republican payback for unions' support of Democratic political candidates
02.012011January 2, 2011
Can Florida Gov.-elect Rick Scott Run the State Like a Business?
January 2, 2011. "Since his election, he's given every indication he will take a CEO's approach to government ... Advisers compare his goals to when he was building his mega-corporation, gobbling up hundreds of hospitals and then slashing their expenditures, staffs or shuttering them entirely."
26.122010December 26, 2010
FAU Chief Financial Officer Dismissive of Call for Accountability
By jamestrcyIn HomeTags Administration, administrative accountability, faculty, faculty salaries, faculty unions, FAU, higher education
December 26, 2010. Says Payroll "not required" to promptly address mistakes in faculty salaries
21.122010December 22, 2010
Hey Dude, Where’s My Retroactive Raise Money?
December 21, 2010. A message to FAU Bargaining Unit members on what went wrong
15.122010December 15, 2010
Tampa Tribune: Bigger Budget Shortfall Expected Next Year
December 15, 2010. Analysts lower expectations for tax receipts, State economist says revenue enough to cover this year's gap, but that means much less for 2011-12.
13.122010December 13, 2010
PB Post: Federal Stimulus Money Did Little to Help Florida Colleges and Universities
December 13, 2010. FAU says stimulus dollars used to keep equivalent of 242 faculty on payroll, Funds from tuition increases come into play after stimulus runs out
13.122010December 12, 2010
Secret GOP Plan: Push States to Declare Bankruptcy and Smash Unions
December 13, 2010. Congressional Republicans may make it more difficult for states to cover budgetary shortfalls in coming years
10.122010December 11, 2010
Gov.-elect Scott Eyes Cuts to State Employee Pensions
December 10, 2010. Republican legislators plan to cut $1.4 billion from FRS, "[State employees] don't contribute and that's wrong" Everything on table