text: News Archive Select a category, or browse all news stories below. Academics Arts Campus Improvements CORD Online Feature Events Faculty Home page features International Missions News Ortner Center Philanthropy Photogallery Podcast Publications Research Service Spiritual Staff Students Uncategorized Video Sidewalk Prophets to perform Friday, Feb. 20 | Stefani Leeper, student writer The Sidewalk Prophets will be performing for Family Worship this Friday night at the College View Church at 7:30, as part of their Great Big Family Room tour. Admission is free and open to the community. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. The Dove award-winning contemporary Christian band consists of David Frey, Ben McDonald, Cal Joslin, Justin Nace, and Shaun Tomczak. And, of course, their music is all about ministering. Read more about Sidewalk Prophets to perform Friday, Feb. 20 Ceremony honors Jorgensen Hall as demolition commences Following the regular meeting of the Union College Board of Trustees, a group of board members, employees, students and friends gathered on the gray, moist afternoon of Feb. 9 to say a last goodbye to Jorgensen Hall. The stately brick building across the street from the College View Church has served as the home of the Division of Science and Mathematics since 1946 until professors and student moved across campus to the all new 55,000 square foot Krueger Center for Science and Mathematics. Read more about Ceremony honors Jorgensen Hall as demolition commences Video: The Studio for Writing and Speaking Students talk about The Studio for Writing and Speaking If you need a fellow brainstormer, an extra pair of eyes for grammar glitches, or just plain encouragement to hang in there while preparing a paper or speech, visit the consultants in the Studio in room 116 in the library. To learn more, visit http://www.ucollege.edu/academic-area... Read more about Video: The Studio for Writing and Speaking Union to host annual music festival Students from academies and high schools across the Mid-America territory will descend on the Union College campus next week for the 62nd Annual Music Festival, held February 4-7. Read more about Union to host annual music festival Union Bank honored with inaugural Community Partnership Award When Union College set out to show their appreciation to the many organizations that have supported it's mission in the Lincoln community, they found none more supportive than their neighbor across the street, Union Bank and Trust. Read more about Union Bank honored with inaugural Community Partnership Award Student gymnast injured during practice [UPDATED 2:00 p.m. Jan. 29] [UPDATE 2:00 p.m. - Jan 29] The Union College Gymnaires returned to practice last week with a modified training program, while continuing to support and pray for their injured teammate, Heather Boulais. Read more about Student gymnast injured during practice [UPDATED 2:00 p.m. Jan. 29] IRR seniors head to Nicaragua | Natalie Bruzon, student writer On January 19, seven International Relief and Rescue students, alongside IRR instructor Aaron Kent, traveled to Nicaragua for their annual overseas semester—the final step in completing the degree. This year's group includes seniors Emilian Grigor, Amy Matsuda, Jonatan Rojas, Shannice Baker, Tyler Underwood, Tylar Bissell, and Connar Kragel. While in Nicaragua, students will obtain experience in the fields of medicine, community interactions, and international development. Read more about IRR seniors head to Nicaragua Union student's essay wins McDonald's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Contest When Union College sophomore J-Fiah Reeves heard about the opportunity to enter the McDonald's Martin Luther Kind, Jr. Essay Contest, he jumped at the chance to explore the life and ideas of the civil rights leader. The contest asked Nebraska students to write what King's 'I Have a Dream' speech meant to them. "I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn more about Dr. King and listen to the whole speech," said Reeves. Read more about Union student's essay wins McDonald's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Contest At Union Market, students can eat cereal to help feed hungry Lincolnites For the next month, Union College students and the Lincoln community can eat at Union Market, the college's dining hall, and help hungry Lincolnites at the same time. Now through February 20, "Kellogg has partnered with Union College to encourage students to make the choice that makes a difference by participating in the 'Eat.Share.Prosper.' program," said Jennifer Jaacks, a spokesperson for Kelloggs, in a news release. Read more about At Union Market, students can eat cereal to help feed hungry Lincolnites Welcome, new students! | Nadine Nelson, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Financial Services The new semester is starting, and we're excited for the new faces arriving on our campus. Here's a quick reference list of important information to make sure you're prepared: Read more about Welcome, new students! Video: Merry Christmas from Union College Merry Christmas from Union College. We hope you've had a wonderful year, and that your holidays be filled with the joy of the good news of God's gift to us. Read more about Video: Merry Christmas from Union College The Ultimate FAFSA Tutorial | Becky Daniel The government's Student Federal Aid office has already created incredibly helpful tutorials. They are interesting, short and factual. You can see all of the videos here. Learn most the most important things about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) below. Important things to remember: Read more about The Ultimate FAFSA Tutorial How to Budget for College pt. 4: Federal Aid | Becky Daniel Every student at Union College has some form of financial aid. Financial aid could include scholarships, federal loans and/or grants. If you pay taxes, you are eligilbe for federal financial assistance for yourself or your children going to college. Here's the breakdown on federal loans and grants available. Read more about How to Budget for College pt. 4: Federal Aid Taking every opportunity to lead | Stefani Leeper, student writer In her light gray, long-sleeved Social Work Club t-shirt and dark skinny jeans, Shawna Ansari, 24, sat cross-legged on a rustic oak coffee table in the second floor lounge of Rees Hall. A senior at Union College, Ansari reflected on life events that resulted in leadership roles, both at her summer job at North Star Camp and at Union College. Smiling as the autumn sunshine streamed through the lounge window and illuminated the amber glint in her eyes, she told me it all began at age nine with her first trip to North Star Camp in Brainerd, Minn. Read more about Taking every opportunity to lead Campus clubs build leadership skills | Elena Cornwell, student writer Like many student leaders at Union College, Sameera Sigdel didn't go looking to be in charge. But thanks to Union's leadership minor and campus work experience, when the time came she was ready. Born and raised in Nepal, Sigdel first arrived in America in 2009 to attend Campion Academy in Colorado. Told that it was a safe place for international students to attend school, Sigdel started classes that September—a choice that set her on the path to Union College. Read more about Campus clubs build leadership skills How to Budget for College pt. 3: Work During School | Becky Daniel My StoryDespite having great grades in high school, I was nervous about heading to college. What if the classes were too hard? What if I blended into the crowd? What if no one noticed if I stopped going to classes? Read more about How to Budget for College pt. 3: Work During School McClelland Art Gallery to feature a variety of student work | Stefani Leeper, student writer Throughout the remainder of the Fall 2014 semester, Union College's McClelland Art Gallery will feature exhibits the works of Brittney Lippincott, as well as exhibits from Bruce Forbes' Photography and Digital Imaging classes, and a comprehensive flashback of works summarizing the Family Worship vespers that have taken place over the semester. Imperfect Read more about McClelland Art Gallery to feature a variety of student work Video: Becky Krueger on finding her calling Becky Krueger wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life when she started out at Union. But thanks to wise advice, she chose a path to a career as a dentist. And now she couldn't be happier. To learn more about finding your calling at Union College, visit www.ucollege.edu/calling Read more about Video: Becky Krueger on finding her calling Video: Why I chose International Rescue and Relief Matthew Russell, who graduated with a degree in International Rescue and Relief in 2014, explains why he liked the IRR program and what makes it so unique. To learn more, visit www.ucollege.edu/irr Read more about Video: Why I chose International Rescue and Relief Tip #6: Be Considerate of Everyone Else's Beliefs | Becky Daniel Corrine Huthoefer became interested in international rescue and relief as a major shortly after her house caught on fire. 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A 19 year-old sophomore studying general studies, Tharayil has always been inspired by her mother's compassionate and giving spirit. This helped form Veena's passion for the homeless that fueled her to gather a bunch of friends and give sack lunches to over 150 people on Lincoln's streets one Sabbath afternoon in October. Read more about Union students spread the bread Warriors basketball teams thrive on fan support | Stefani Leeper, student writer Sophomore Gerry Mtike could feel the roar of the crowd as he took the floor. Only two minutes remained in the November 4 contest, but a late rally gave the Warrior basketball team hope of a come-from-behind victory. Even though the team fell short that night, the support of the fans and the atmosphere of game reminded Mtike what first attracted him to the team. As a freshman he loved to attend games, and now after 11 months or practice, he made the team. 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I have had one season of riding my freshly restored 1942 wlc.
I bought it from the widow of the restorer, so my knowledge of the the bike is pretty much based on what I learn as I go....
That said, I had some brake troubles last summer.... Brakes seem to have too much travel, even when (seemingly) adjusted right and tight.
I have tried centering the rear brake shoes and even took the rear brake apart and had thicker linings put on the shoes.
Still, there is too much travel on the pedal and linkage and after one hard press on the brake, it will fade to the point of no stopping power at all.
The front brake is very near the same problem.
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2015: Missed the 2015 campaign due to injury … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2014: Saw the field in all 19 games as a sophomore, starting 16 at attack … Ranked fifth on the team with 25 goals … Her 13 assists tied for second on the squad and ranked 21st in the ACC … Topped the 35-point mark for the second consecutive season … Compiled a .543 shot percentage to rank third among Duke's starters … Notched five hat tricks and two multiple-assist games … Scored four goals against Georgetown (3/5) and Boston College (4/5) … Matched a career-high with three assists against Jacksonville (3/16) … Posted three caused turnovers against Northwestern (2/22) and Virginia (3/22) … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2013: The only freshman to start every game for Duke in 2013 … Ranked fifth in program history for single-season points (48), goals (30) and assists (18) by a Blue Devil rookie … Came in second on the team in assists as well as third in points and fourth in goals … Finished the season among the top 10 in the ACC in assists per game with a 0.90 average … Had eight multiple-goal games with a four-goal outing against Boston University (May 5) … Tabbed the ACC Offensive Player of the Week May 7 after totaling seven points (4g, 3a) in the win over the Terriers ... Dished three assists on three occasions … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Duke: Lettered four seasons at Ridgewood ... Two-time US Lacrosse All-American ... Also named an Under Armour All-American as a senior ... Listed the No. 5 player in Inside Lacrosse's rankings of the top 25 incoming freshmen ... Ridgewood's all-time leading goal and point scorer after closing out her career with 293 goals, 110 assists, 102 ground balls and 112 draw controls ... Tabbed the North New Jersey Player of the Year in each of her final two seasons ... Twice named to the all-state and all-county teams ... Led Ridgewood to consecutive state titles during her sophomore and junior seasons ... Voted team MVP as a junior ... Collected New Jersey Under Armour Underclass All-America recognition as a junior ... Competed in the 2012 Champion All-American Showcase during the summer of 2012, tallying 11 goals and one assist over four games while leading her squad to the showcase title ... Twice named a US Lacrosse Academic All-American ... Also lettered four years in basketball, earning first team all-league honors for three seasons ... Totaled 1,158 career points on the basketball court ... Member of the National Latin Honor Society ... Graduated with high honors.
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Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: March 22, 1981 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: George Washington
College: Maryland (school history) (Perry college stats)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 7th round (242nd overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (15060th overall since 1950)
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The octopus is a symbol of mystery and illusion. To those who use it as a totem, it symbolizes reaching your full potential through mastery of one's inner strength.
"Steampunk" is the name given to the popular art movement that combines fantasy with industrialized design, where romance meets machines. Often, steampunk creations feature hardware such as watch parts, gears and clock faces, mixed with Victorian era elements and embellishments. The idea is to make an intricate-looking mechanical design by mixing unlikely and unexpected elements. The result is jewelry that you'll look at again and again, seeing new and different details and meanings every time.
This steampunk creation was handcrafted by jewelry artist Jackie Monticup of White Rabbit Jewelry here in Virginia. It is her own design, and is one of a kind. There will never be another pendant like this one- you will own the only one in the world!
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Wilmington City Council Approves the City's FY 2014 General Operating Budget
Posted on 05/16/2013 8:28 pm
Wilmington City Council tonight approved the Fiscal Year 2014 Operating Budget by a vote of ten yes, two no, and one Council Member voting present. The approved budget makes revisions to the budget proposal presented to Council in March by Mayor Dennis Williams. The approved budget restores cuts made in the Mayor's original budget. Council acted tonight to support City programs that create jobs, assist small and large businesses, improve public safety and support stronger and cleaner neighborhoods.
The approved budget restores funding that Mayor Williams had proposed be cut and then used to balance his original budget proposal. The Council-approved budget addresses public safety by providing start-up funding for a community crime reduction and public safety website; funding for a restructured trash and recycling collection program; and funding for a comprehensive study concerning the future structure and management of the City's Water, Sewer and Stormwater Fund.
Council also approved a 12% rate increase for citizens who receive City water and sewer services as proposed in March by Mayor Williams. Council did not alter the rate increase request which it accepted as part of a multiple-year plan to stabilize the City's Water, Sewer and Stormwater Fund. Council would, however, like to engage in a review with the Administration of the practice of not requiring City-owned properties and facilities that use City water to remit water usage fees to the City's Water, Sewer and Stormwater Fund. Some Council Members feel that a water usage fee for City facilities should be made part of the Administration's FY 2015 fiscal year budget proposal in order to produce an automatic annual transfer of funds from the General Operating Budget to the Water, Sewer and Stormwater Fund to keep it solvent.
"I am grateful to the Members of Council for their thoughtful consideration of this budget and their overall participation in the budget process which began prior to the Council's formal budget hearings and led up to tonight's vote," said Council President Gregory. "Council Members have given each section of the budget careful review. The new budget is fiscally responsible, logical, fair and forward-thinking."
Council's amended budget includes the following initiatives:
- Restoration of $500,000 to the City's Economic Development Strategic Fund which is used by the City's Office of Economic Development to attract jobs and businesses to Wilmington and to help existing businesses grow and thrive.
- Funding for the Economic Development Office's Minority Business Development Program to provide business development loans for existing minority businesses or to assist a new business that is minority-owned.
- Funding for the Wilmington Economic Development Corporation (WEDCO) which provides loans to small businesses in Wilmington that are growing but unable to secure financing from conventional financial institutions. WEDCO partners with a bank to provide a portion of the total funds needed or works directly with the borrower and provides the total funds needed for the project.
- Restoration of $250,000 to the City Housing Strategic Fund which is used to support homeownership, rental housing projects and other housing-related and community and neighborhood building projects throughout the City.
- $250,000 to enable the City Administration to move forward with a revised trash and recycling collection program covering both residential and commercial properties in Wilmington. Such a program would increase recycling rates, significantly reduce landfill costs by lowering the amount of trash deposited into the landfill and produce new revenue for the City.
- $30,000 from the City's Water and Sewer Fund to enable the Administration to authorize a comprehensive study of the City's water and sewer utilities by the highly-regarded utility and finance management firm Raftelis. The study would provide recommendations to the City Administration, City Council and the Wilmington Water/Sewer Citizen Advisory Board about whether, for example, water and sewer operations should be managed as a separate unit of government with its own Director or Commissioner. Council Finance Committee Chair Charles "Bud" Freel urged during recent budget hearings that there be greater public accountability of the City's Water and Sewer Fund. Freel said because citizens are continuously asked to higher rates to support expenditures for producing potable water and providing sewer and stormwater runoff services, they and the Council should be better able to track the dollars in each section of the Water/Sewer Fund. Freel said this would include tracking the available cash on hand for any expenditure that may arise. The Finance Chair said these changes would provide assurances that water/sewer funds are not being comingled with the General Operating Budget.
- $25,000 to enable the City Administration to move forward on establishing a new stand-alone crime prevention/crime reduction website that would offer citizens a chance to report criminal activity anonymously, track crime trends in neighborhoods and communicate about crime directly among neighbors or neighborhoods.
- Restoration of $250,000 to the budget for City Council which was removed from the legislative branch's budget and transferred to the Department of Parks and Recreation as part of the Mayor's original budget proposal. Council will use this funding for grants to support youth development, education advocacy and other community projects.
In order to find the revenue necessary to restore funding or establish funding for the initiatives outlined above, City Council revised the City's budget as follows:
- Reduced the Mayor's office budget by $28,000 to eliminate pay raises that the Mayor proposed for three of his staff members who had either already received an increase in salary earlier this year or just started working for City government in January;
- Reduced one of the Mayor's contingency reserve budget lines by $300,000;
- Eliminated three (3) vacant positions (Account Manager in Finance; Systems Analyst in Human Resources and a Marketing and Special Projects Coordinator in the Mayor's Office) for a savings of approximately $268,000;
- Council also reduced contingency reserves, consultant fees, funding for temporary employees, fees for temporary agencies and the Materials, Supply and Equipment (MS&E) expenditures in various budget lines.
Council also took the following budget-related actions:
- Deleted from the Mayor's FY 2014 Capital Budget a project and program description entitled "Land Acquisition and Site Improvement" which totaled $2 million.
- Announced its intention to ensure, either through the Capital Budget process or through City Code, that the City's eight Neighborhood Planning Councils (NPC) come into compliance with policies regarding appropriate community representation within an NPC before any request for funding from an NPC for a project or initiative is approved by the Administration.


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La Monnaie ¦ Opera ¦ Passion ¦ Intro
Pascal Dusapin
Passion is an impossible dialogue in the afterworld between two people who have lived an impossible love; it calls forth dance through 'movements of the soul' which bring to life the vibrant and sensuous lament sung by Her and Him surrounded by a chorus – the Others. A fascinating face-to-face encounter between dance and music unfolds on stage, while the onlooker is drawn, in to the point of no longer distinguishing between dancer and singer. In Passion, Pascal Dusapin re-examines the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice through different writings, and above all the human passions translated musically by Monteverdi. Baroque music has been a primordial source of inspiration for Dusapin. He has asked Sasha Waltz to direct this new opera, following a superb first collaboration on his opera Medea, presented in 2010 at La Monnaie.
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Chitter chatter continues following the back to back murderation at the Highline Ballroom on Tuesday and Wednesday compliments of The Robert Glasper Experiment. A momentous occasion it is with Black Radio topping iTunes pop charts and getting itself onto the likes of David Letterman. Above, you can watch the Letterman performance of "Always Shine" featuring Bilal and Lupe Fiasco.
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George Martin is born in London.
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Beatles manager Brian Epstein meets George Martin to play him a demo tape by the Liverpool group. George Martin signs the Beatles to EMI.
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George Martin produces the single "Love Me Do" b/w "P.S. I Love You" at his first recording session with the Beatles. The song climbed to #17 on the British single chart and provided the first inkling of stardom.
George Martin forms a production company, AIR Studios, with three colleagues. AIR becomes one of the world's most popular and successful studios.
After breaking new ground with the single "Strawberry Fields Forever"/"Penny Lane," the Beatles and George Martin begin working in earnest on 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. Completed four months later-an unheard-of length of time for a rock album-it is a creative and production masterpiece.
George Martin enters the studio to begin work on 'Holiday', the first of seven albums he produces for America.
'Blow by Blow', the first of two instrumental albums George Martin produces for Jeff Beck, is released. Beck's best and best-selling album, it reaches #4.
George Martin and partner/manager John Burgess build AIR Studios Montserrat in the Caribbean. Ten years later it is destroyed by Hurricane Hugo.
The first volume of the Beatles' 'Anthology' series, produced by George Martin, enters the U.S. album chart at #1.
George Martin is knighted in his British homeland by Queen Elizabeth II.
George Martin produces and scores Elton John's best-selling single "Candle in the Wind '97," a tribute to the recently deceased Princess Diana.
George Martin's final studio project-a various-artists album of Beatles covers called 'In My Life' - is released, formally ending a 48-year career in record production.
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State Collective Bargaining Update February 7, 2012
The Williams Report Collective Bargaining Weekly Update
This week's updates:
Arizona: Four collective bargaining bills passed out of a Senate Committee on February 1: SB 1485, an absolute ban on state and local governments and school districts from bargaining with organizations that represent public workers; SB 1486, Barring cities and counties from paying release time to workers who are actually doing union business; SB 1484, Requiring unions to obtain annual authorization for payroll deductions for dues; SB 1487, A more far-reaching version to ban payroll deductions entirely. AZStarNet.com. February 1, 2012.
Colorado: HB 12-1118 requires public hearings on school district collective bargaining negotiations. leg.state.co.us.
Indiana: Governor signs right to work bill. Onpolitix.com. February 1, 2012.
Minnesota: Battle to end teacher seniority begins. StarTribune.com. February 1, 2012.
New Hampshire: HB 1645 would prohibit all public employees from participating in collective bargaining. NH.patch.com. January 30, 2012.
Rhode Island: State could save $250 million by banning collective bargaining. GoLocalProv.com. January 31, 2012.
South Dakota: HB 1261 would ban public employees from collective bargaining. Rapidcityjournal.com. January 27, 2012.
Utah: Bill would prohibit collective bargaining by employees of state and local governments on any issue other than wages and benefits. SLTrib.com. February 1, 2012.
Wisconsin: Who's progressive in Wisconsin. Washington Post. February 6, 2012.
Membership in organized labor unions dropped last year in Wisconsin by 16,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That left 13.3 percent of the employed population - 339,000 workers - represented by unions, down from 14.2 percent in 2010. QuicyJournal.com. February 3, 2012.
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Save taxpayers tens of billions of dollars; end government-sector collective bargaining. Goldwater Institute.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual report on union membership. The Baby Boomers naturally have comprised the bulk of the U.S. workforce for many years. As the workforce has aged, you would expect union membership to age as well. However, an examination of the last ten years of data reveals that union membership is aging at an accelerated rate relative to the rest of the workforce. In 2001, 6.3 percent of union members were below the age of 25. Last year, only 5 percent were. That's not encouraging, but the other end of the spectrum is truly alarming. In 2001, 14 percent of union members were 55 years of age or older. Last year, 23.3 percent were. Almost half a million working union members are 65 or older. During the last 10 years, not only did unions lose more than 1.5 million members, but 1.1 million additional members entered the 55-and-over age group. This creates a demographic storm that unions have not faced in recent memory. Over several decades they have been unable to increase membership at the same rate as the growing workforce. Now, even as the overall size of the workforce slows or stalls, they will find themselves needing to grow at a rate to replace retiring and deceased members. The aging union membership would also seem to be a sign that battles over retirement, health care and seniority will become more bitter and difficult in the short term, since a growing segment of the union population sees these as primary issues.
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined last week to chalk up another defeat for public-employee unions by requiring that they provide nonmembers with additional opportunities to object to special assessments or dues increases to finance political goals. But members of the court also are weighing whether the case before it is moot-a question that dominated roughly half the Jan. 10 oral arguments in Knox v. Service Employees International Union . The case involves the intricate area of labor law involving "agency fees," or service fees that public-sector unions charge nonunion members for collective bargaining benefits and other permissible costs. Several of the Supreme Court's key precedents in this area involve teachers' unions, though the case argued last week arose from a unit of the SEIU. Education Week.
AEI/Heritage study concludes that public school teacher salaries are $120 billion over market value. Weeklystandard.com. November 1, 2011
On September 20, the Manhattan Institute presented the first comprehensive national poll on voter attitudes on public sector unions and state budgets. The poll was conducted by pollster Doug Schoen. Public Sector Inc.
Find the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) collective bargaining and labor union legislative database here.
The Competitive Enterprise Institute has released an index of government-sector union power in the 50 states. States ranked with the most powerful union clout are : Pennsylvania; Connecticut; Illinois, New Jersey and New York. States with the most employee freedom are Tennessee; Utah; Idaho, Texas and Florida. CEI.
U.S. Post Office tears up collective bargaining contract and drops its health care and retirement programs. Officially the postal service is withdrawing its 480,000 pensioners and 600,000 active employees from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and replacing the program with a cheaper, more efficient health program. pajamasmedia.com. August 12, 2011.
AFL-CIO is creating super-PACS (no campaign donation limits) to fight collective bargaining reform. . NLPC. August 8, 2011.
Government employee salaries and benefits are financially unsustainable in nearly every state. The Day of Reckoning has arrived, and legislators can no longer ignore the unfunded pension liabilities and unfunded retiree health care obligations. These unsustainable cost drivers must be addressed or thousands of state employees and teachers will have to be laid off in the next few years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor, as of December, 2010, state and local government employees received benefits that were 69 percent higher than those in the private sector. State and local government employees earn $13.85 per hour in benefits compared to the private sector workers who earn an average of $8.20 per hour in benefits.
Information on collective bargaining in individual states can be found below:
A bill restricting collective bargaining rights for many Alaska public employees was introduced on March 21 in the House. Newsminer.com. March 21, 2011.
HB 200 was withdrawn by its sponsor, Rep. Carl Gatto, on March 31, 2011. legis.state.ak.us.
Government unions pose threat even in right-to-work Arizona. WesternFreePress.com. December 23, 2011.
Gov. Brown negotiates contract for prison workers that would allow an average of 8 weeks paid time off each year. Stateline.org. April 22, 2011.
California public employees earn up to 30 percent more in total compensation than comparable private-sector workers. Heritage Insider Online. March 18, 2011.
Gov. Malloy comes through for unions where legislature failed. Raisinghale.com. September 21, 2011.
Concession talks end with new tentative deal. The administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a new tentative concession agreement, setting the stage for another attempt by a coalition of state employee unions to ratify a deal that could stave off mass layoffs and deep budget cuts. "I am pleased that an agreement has been reached," Malloy said in a statement. "So that there is no confusion, let's be clear about what this clarified agreement is. This agreement saves the same amount of money as the last agreement- $1.6 billion over 2 years, $21.5 billion over 20 years - and it contains all of the same cost-saving provisions as the last agreement." SEBAC followed by minutes with a statement that the new tentative deal addresses a major concern of union members: that a new wellness program was not the first step toward placing state employees in a new health plan modeled after SustiNet, the state's failed attempt at establishing a universal health system. CTMirror.com. July 22, 2011.
Florida teachers union files suit over merit pay law. Miamiherald.com. September 14, 2011.
House approves bill banning automatic deduction for union dues. Orlando Sentinel.com. March 25,2011.
Hawaii's public sector employment needs reform. Hawaii Reporter. July 31, 2011.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie promised a more collaborative, less adversarial approach to public-sector labor unions, but the Democrat finds himself in a similar place as his predecessor, Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, did two years ago. The Hawaii State Teachers Association has indicated it will file a legal challenge to Abercrombie's decision to unilaterally implement the state's final two-year contract offer, which includes a 5 percent pay cut and an equal split on health insurance premium costs for 12,700 teachers. The Abercrombie administration set a target of 5 percent labor savings in negotiations with public-sector unions. Most units of the Hawaii Government Employees Association, the state's largest private-sector union, agreed to a two-year contract in April with a 5 percent pay cut and an equal split in health insurance premium costs. An HGEA unit representing nurses rejected the contract and is in arbitration. Staradvister.com. July 4, 2011.
Judge upholds law curbing teachers' bargaining rights. The Idaho Education Association, which represents 12,000 teachers, filed the lawsuit and argued the law retroactively eliminated an existing retirement benefit by voiding an early retirement incentive for some educators. The Judge agreed with the teachers union that the law, which was passed by the Republican-led legislature in March, caused "substantial" contractual impairments. But the judge, siding with the state in a ruling handed down on September 29 and made public on September 30, said the constitution allows such actions when they serve a key public purpose. The state had a significant and legitimate public purpose in imposing the regulation, which "relates to matters of efficiency and accountability within Idaho's public school system," Judge Hansen wrote in the decision. Reuters.com. September 30, 2011.
House passes right-to-work bill. CBSNews.com.
Senate committee passes RTW bill out of committee on Jan. 30 by a 6-1 vote. Senate final passage is expected on Feb. 1. Indystar.com.
The State Senate passed the right-to-work bill by a vote of 28-22. Nine Republicans joined all 13 Democrats in voting against the bill. The bill prohibits companies and unions from agreeing to contracts that require workers who aren't union members to pay representative fees. WISH-TV.
A public employees union has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Mitch Daniels and the state personnel director, challenging the constitutionality of a law that bars any governor from granting collective bargaining rights to state workers. That provision was included in the new state budget adopted by the legislature this year. In the 1980s, Gov. Evan Bayh had issued an executive order granting collective bargaining. That stayed in effect until Daniels' first full-day in office in 2005, when he ended collective bargaining. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 62, which continues to represent some Indiana state employees though they can negotiate for wages and benefits, filed the lawsuit in Marion Circuit Court. Indystar.com. Aug. 31, 2011.
Labor unions unhappy with Governor but still hope to work with him. SJ-R.com. September 4, 2011.
The Legislature passed SB 7 on May 12, directed at the teachers' unions that in many respects is as anti-union as the measures proposed by right wing Republicans elsewhere. SB 7 would severely restrict the right to strike for Chicago teachers. The bill not only would require that 75% of the entire membership vote in favor (i.e. not just 75% of those who vote) but then mandates a complex process of notification, mediation and "cooling off" that would all work to management's advantage. It is clear that the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is being targeted for special treatment because it is perceived as a particular obstacle to the corporate agenda. The bill effectively ends the use of seniority in determining layoffs across Illinois. Instead, layoffs will be determined by "performance" which in turn will be measured by high stakes tests. SB 7 also mandates that teacher evaluations are tied to test scores. Evaluations based on test "performance" will make it far easier to fire "ineffective" teachers in general and the bill is explicit about this aim. SB 7 would make it possible for incoming Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to lengthen the school day and the school year without having to negotiate any pay increase for teachers. In reality this would mean a unilaterally imposed cut in hourly pay for teachers. Socialistalternative.org. May 9, 2011. Illinois Policy Institute. May 12, 2011.
The Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Act, which would have required collective bargaining sessions between public employers and labor unions to fall under the state Open Meetings Law, was involuntarily deferred in the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs on June 1, 2011. legis.state.la.us.
New Bill seeks to shed light on collective bargaining in the public sector. The Public Employee Bargaining Transparency Act (HB 204). calls for collective bargaining sessions between a public employer and a labor union to fall under the Open Meetings Law. The bill also requires that any document created or presented during the sessions be made available to the public and that the details of collective bargaining agreements be posted on the Internet. The Pelican Post. May 11, 2011.
After hearings, the Legislature's Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development Committee voted to carry over L.D. 309 to the 2012 legislative session. PressHerald.com. MaineLegislature.org. June 7, 2011.
The legal counsel for Gov. Paul LePage said on June 2 that a controversial bill that would change the state's ability to collect fees from nonunion, public-sector workers would bring so-called "fair share" back to the negotiating table in collective-bargaining talks. But labor advocates say the bill, LD 309, would tilt the scales against the Maine State Employees Association and other public-sector unions while repealing 50 years of settled federal and state labor laws. Both sides presented their cases to the Legislature's Labor Committee during a public hearing that went well into the night. The hearing was initiated by the Republican majority's decision last week to reintroduce the bill after it languished in committee for several months. The GOP's decision prompted a bitter partisan debate in the Legislature, as Democrats and labor advocates accused GOP lawmakers of doing LePage's "dirty work" after indicating that the right-to-work legislation would not be a priority this session. Republicans say the amended version of LD 309 is no longer a "right-to-work" bill. Sunjournal.com. June 3, 2011.
Evergreen proposal nixed from one bill, filed in another. In October 2010, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that state law (Ch. 150E) is clearly written to "limit the term of a collective bargaining agreement to not more than three years." Evergreen clauses, which provide that all terms of a contract are in force until a new contract is signed, are therefore invalid, the court found. The governor's FY12 supplemental budget bill would amend Chapter 150E to state that a collective bargaining agreement may remain in effect until a new one is reached. The language would make the change retroactive, meaning that many local personnel decisions made since the SJC's ruling could be subject to appeals or grievances following arbitration procedures in previously expired contracts. MMA.org. October 21, 2011.
A State Senate plan to overhaul public employee collective bargaining rights as they relate to municipal health costs passed by a voice vote. After trying to negotiate final language with the House, Governor Patrick brokered a softer deal favored by the state's unions. The final language would make it more difficult for municipalities to transfer workers to the state insurance plan than originally written. It also protects retired workers from increased health costs for three years rather than two. Boston.com. July 9, 2011.
The Senate on May 18 released a plan to overhaul the way cities and towns provide health coverage to municipal workers. Under the proposal, cities and towns could either transfer workers into the state's Group Insurance Commission or create their own system of co-payments and deductibles that are no greater than the median co-payments and deductibles offered by the GIC. Senate leaders say the plan doesn't mandate a "one size fits all" approach and would give workers 30 days to negotiate. The goal is to help slow soaring health costs for municipalities. Any cost-saving proposal from a municipality must also include plans to ease the impact on retirees, low-wage workers, and heavy users of health insurance. The House approved a similar measure to largely strip public employee unions of collective bargaining rights over health benefits. BostonHerald.com. May 18, 2011.
House lawmakers voted overwhelmingly (111-42) on April 26 to strip police officers, teachers, and other municipal employees of most of their rights to bargain over health care, saying the change would save millions of dollars for financially strapped cities and towns. The push was led by Democrats who have traditionally stood with labor to oppose any reduction in workers' rights. Boston Globe. April 27, 2011.
Governor Snyder signed legislation providing sweeping new authority to emergency managers, state-appointed administrators who take charge of the operations of a troubled community or its school system. Three communities - Pontiac, Ecorse and Benton Harbor - have emergency managers, as does the Detroit school system. Under the law, the emergency managers have the authority in 2012 to cancel provisions in contracts covering public employees. An emergency manager can request to have an entire contract thrown out, and a decision would be made in conjunction with the state's treasurer. (Michigan's treasurer is Andy Dillon, a Democrat, who was speaker of the Michigan House.) WBEZ 91.5. March 30, 2011.
Report brings right-to-work fight to the Capitol. PoliticsInMinnesota.com. January 26, 2012.
On November 15, 2011 Governor Mark Dayton signed an executive order forcing a unionization election for 4,300 of the 11,000 licensed state home childcare providers. The AFSCME and SEIU would have become the collective bargaining and political representatives of the providers. A group of eleven childcare providers filed suit in Ramsey County District Court to halt the election. A temporarily blocked the unionization effort, claiming that unionization of the state's childcare providers must originate in the state legislature, rather than by executive order. In January, 2012 the group of providers filed in Federal Court to challenge the unionization effort on constitutional grounds. The lawsuit argues that Governor Dayton's executive order violates the first amendment rights of free political expression and association of the providers. Minnesota.CBSlocal.com. December 5, 2011. Watchdog.org. January 20, 2012.
Two unions, the Association of Federal, State, County and Municipal Employees and the Service Employees International Union, are going door to door asking daycare workers to sign up for their union representation. Union leaders tell 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that collective bargaining could gain health care and more state subsidies for home daycare providers. Volunteer daycare workers, who are helping the unions gain signatures, say there is strength in numbers and bargaining with the state could improve conditions for them and the children they serve. There are twelve thousand daycare workers in Minnesota and if the unions get fifty-percent of those signed up, they will ask Governor Mark Dayton to sign an executive order recognizing the daycare providers in two different unions. But, some daycare workers tell 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS that they believe union organizers mislead them into signing union authorization cards. One daycare worker told us she thought she was signing up for more information, when in essence, she signed a union authorization card. There is a lot of money at stake for unions in the push to organize daycare providers. In Michigan, unions collected more than four million dollars in just two years. For parents, it could mean higher daycare costs, but it will depend on the actions of their individual daycare providers. Some daycare workers might choose to pass along their higher costs of union dues and health care onto their clients. If the unions get the needed signatures, they will probably ask Governor Dayton to sign the executive order after the special legislative session this summer. KSTP.com. June 13, 2011.
SB 202, a bill requiring public employees give consent before their union dues are collected passed the State Senate, but ultimately failed to make it through the House. Senate.MO.gov.
The Republican-led Missouri Senate passed legislation earlier this month that would require public employees who are members of unions to give annual consent for dues to be deducted from their paychecks. Kansascity.com. April 19, 2011.
Collective bargaining reform passed unanimously on May 25. The measure essentially creates new operating guidelines for Nebraska's Commission of Industrial Relations, the unusual agency that has been resolving public sector labor disputes in the state since 1947.The bill gives more specific guidelines to the commission for deciding wage disputes. It also requires that pensions and other benefits be considered. When governments don't have the revenue to pay salary increases during bad economic times, the bill contains a provision allowing governments to adjust down the targeted range of compensation. Reuters.com. May 25, 2011.
Gov. Brian Sandoval and legislative leaders from both parties announced a budget agreement today that will see tax extensions and restorations of funding to public and higher education in exchange for significant policy reforms in education and collective bargaining. In exchange for extending the sun-setting taxes, Sandoval and Republican lawmakers won a number of reforms, including the elimination of teacher tenure and ending the seniority system used in the public schools for layoffs. Other reforms include the elimination of health care benefits upon retirement for new state hires. The state currently subsidizes health insurance for retirees. The change effective Jan. 1, 2012 will save an estimated $275 million over the next 30 years. There are also reforms to the state's collective bargaining law, including a provision allowing agreements to be reopened in cases of fiscal emergency and eliminating bargaining for supervisory public employees. There will also be a study on how to deal with the $10 billion unfunded liability of the Public Employees' Retirement System. The governor will also get to appoint the superintendent of public instruction. The agreement came on the 115th day of the session, and virtually guarantees that lawmakers will adjourn the 2011 session by June 6 as the constitution requires. www.nevadanewsbureau.com. June 2, 2011.
The House Committee on Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services held hearings Thursday on six bills in front of around 350 bill opponents, mainly public union members. The proposed measures also prohibit mandatory agency fees for non-union members, deducting dues from public employee paychecks and ban former public employees or union members from the state's negotiating team. Boston.com. All bills mentioned, including bills to eliminate collective bargaining for public employees, and prohibiting union dues from being automatically deducted from employee paychecks, remain before the House Committee on Labor, Industrial, and Rehabilitative Services. Gencourt.State.NH.US.
State workers approve contract that saves nearly $50 million by freezing wages and changing healthcare benefits. Concordmonitor.com. August 30, 2011.
Governor Lynch vetoes right to work bill. Republican leaders are working to get enough votes to override the Governor's veto. concordmonitor.com. May 11, 2011House fails to override Governor's veto of right-to-work. Boston.com. November 30, 2011.
Government employees sue over benefit changes. chron.com. August 31, 2011.
Lawmakers on June 24 voted to enact a sweeping plan to cut public worker benefits after a long day of high-pitched political drama in the streets of Trenton and behind closed doors. Union members chanted outside the Statehouse and in the Assembly balcony, and dissident Democrats tried to stall with amendments and technicalities. Although they successfully convinced top lawmakers to remove a controversial provision restricting public workers' access to out-of-state medical care, they failed to halt a historic defeat for New Jersey's powerful unions and a political victory for Republican Gov. Chris Christie. Unions have blasted the bill for ending their ability to collectively bargain their medical benefits. Health care plans for 500,000 public workers would be set by a new state panel comprised of union workers and state managers, rather than at the negotiating table. A sunset provision would allow unions to resume collective bargaining after increased health care contributions are phased in over four years. In addition, police officers, firefighters, teachers and rank-and-file public workers would all pay more for their pensions and health benefits. Supporters of the bill say the state needs to cut costs because the pension and health systems are underfunded by more than $120 billion total. The Christie administration estimated the bill would save $3 billion in health benefits over the next 10 years and $120 billion in pension costs over 30 years. Much of the pension savings are from the controversial elimination of the cost-of-living adjustments for retirees, which unions have threatened to challenge in court.Over the years, lawmakers and local leaders from both parties have offered increased benefits to public employees, often in exchange for political support. But even as benefits improved, the state and municipalities failed to meet its financial obligations. Since 2004, the state has not made $15.11 billion in required payments to the pension funds, while the municipalities have skipped $1.9 billion. Public employees, meanwhile, have fully paid their required contributions. NJ.com. June 24, 2011.
Even as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sent layoff notices to the first of 3,496 employees he is vowing to let go, leaders of New York's second-largest union of state workers said Wednesday that they did not intend to ask their members to reconsider the proposed contract they had rejected. NYTimes.com. September 28, 2011.
New York labor leaders, spooked by public workers' rejection of negotiated concessions in Connecticut, are beginning a carefully planned campaign to persuade more than 100,000 state employees to accept a wage freeze and other measures in order to avoid sweeping layoffs. The state's largest union of public workers, the Civil Service Employees Association, has sent contract negotiators across the state as part of an effort to persuade health care, maintenance and clerical workers that it would be better to stomach furloughs, benefit cuts and three years without a salary increase than to risk losing thousands of jobs as the state cuts costs. The second-largest union, the Public Employees Federation, also plans to campaign for its members' approval after agreeing Saturday to nearly identical concessions. Together, the two unions represent more than half of New York's public work force. The contract, which Gov.. Cuomo called "a tremendous deal for the state," calls for a three-year freeze on base wages and 2 percent raises for the next two years. By contrast, the previous contract gave employees 3 percent raises for each of the first three years and a 4 percent raise in the final year. The new contract would also require workers to take nine furlough days, and it would increase health insurance costs for employees. For example, state employees currently must pay 10 percent of their individual health insurance premiums; under the new contract, the contribution would rise to 12 percent for lower-paid workers and 16 percent for higher-paid ones. NYTimes.com. July 17, 2011.
A group of conservative activists plan to push for a constitutional amendment that would make Ohio a "right to work" state. Reuters.com. November 11, 2011.
Voters repeal Ohio's collective bargaining measure passed earlier this year. Washingtonpost.com. November 9, 2011. NEA spent more than $10 million to defeat collective bargaining reform in Ohio. NPR.org. November 12, 2011. Ohio Education Association imposes $54/member dues hike to generate $5 million for a referendum campaign to fight SB 5.
Governor Kasich signed into law SB5, a collective bargaining law on March 31. Key provisions of the bill:
- Prohibits "public employees" from striking. Requires the public employer to deduct from the compensation of a striking employee an amount equal to twice the employee's daily rate of pay for each day or part thereof that the employee engaged in a strike.
- Prohibits employees of community schools from collectively bargaining, except for conversion community schools
- Permits public employers to not bargain on any subject reserved to the management and direction of the governmental unit, even if the subject affects wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment. Prohibits an existing provision of a collective bargaining agreement that was modified, renewed, or extended that does not concern wages, hours, and terms and conditions from being a mandatory subject of collective bargaining.
- Prohibits a public employer that is a school district, educational service center, a conversion community school that collectively bargains, or STEM school from entering into a collective bargaining agreement that does specified things, such as establishing a maximum number of students who may be assigned to a classroom or teacher. Requires collective bargaining agreements between such an education-related public employer and public employees to comply with all applicable state or local laws or ordinances regarding wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment, unless the conflicting provision establishes benefits that are less than provided in the law or ordinance.
- Prohibits a collective bargaining agreement from prohibiting a public employer that is in a state of fiscal emergency from serving a written notice to terminate, modify, or negotiate the agreement. Prohibits a collective bargaining agreement from prohibiting a public employer that is in a state of fiscal watch from serving a written notice to modify a collective bargaining agreement so that salary or benefit increases, or both, are suspended.
- Prohibits an agreement from containing a provision that requires as a condition of employment that the nonmembers of the employee organization pay to the employee organization a fair share fee.
- Prohibits a collective bargaining agreement entered into or renewed on or after the bill's effective date from containing provisions limiting a public employer's ability to privatize operations.
- Prohibits a collective bargaining agreement entered into or renewed on or after the bill's effective date from containing provisions for certain types of leave to accrue above listed amounts or to pay out for sick leave at a rate higher than specified amounts
- Prohibits a collective bargaining agreement entered into or renewed on or after the bill's effective date from containing certain provisions regarding the deferred retirement option plan.
- Public employees pay. Generally eliminates statutory salary schedules and steps. Requires performance-based pay for most public employees, including board and commission members, and makes other, related changes. Requires performance-based pay for teachers based, in part, on evaluations conducted under a policy that is based on a framework for teacher evaluations that has been recommended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and adopted by the State Board of Education
- Limits public employer contributions toward health care benefit costs to 85%
- Abolishes continuing contracts for teachers, except for those continuing contracts in existence prior to the effective date of the bill and revises the law relating to limited contracts
- Prohibits a public employer from paying employee contributions to the five public employee retirement systems.
- Removes consideration of seniority and length of service, by itself, from decisions regarding a reduction in work force of certain public employees.
Legislature passed and sent to Governor, HB 1380 which ends the "trial de novo" process Republicans believe has impaired the ability of public school districts to fire poorly performing educators. The legislation will provide for a "fuller hearing in front of the local school board," but end the option for direct appeals to district courts. Capitolbeatok.com. April 2, 2011.
Legislature passes bill to repeal the Municipal Employees Collective Bargaining Act, a law approved in 2004 that requires Oklahoma cities with more than 35,000 residents to collectively bargain with their employees. If approved, cities would have the option of whether to collectively bargain, said Sen.. Cliff Aldridge, who sponsored the bill. Beltway Confidential. April 20, 2011.
For the first time, a public employee union struck a tentative two-year contract agreement with state government requiring workers to pay part of the cost of their health insurance premiums. Following an all-night bargaining session, Ken Allen, executive director of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 75, said on July 19 that his team agreed to a deal requiring 3,500 workers at more than 20 state agencies to pay 5 percent of their monthly premiums, beginning next year. Costs would be offset somewhat by a $30 monthly subsidy to workers who earn less than $32,352 a year. Oregon's public employees have staunchly resisted any erosion of their fully paid health benefits. But the recession-beleaguered state budget coupled with dramatic increases in the cost of health care led Gov. John Kitzhaber to push for the change. The agreement announced is likely to be the first of several labor agreements breaking that wall. The state's largest public employee union, the Service Employees International Union Local 503, may be close to a similar agreement on sharing health premium costs. But the SEIU, representing 23,000 state and university employees, wants more highly paid managers to pay more than line workers. Oregonlicve.com. July 19, 2011.
The state's largest public employee union has a new four-year contract guaranteeing pay increases in three of the next four years. Unlike other first-term Republican governors, Gov. Tom Corbett did not take a hard-line stance with public sector unions, agreeing to a new contract quickly and quietly while most of the state's attention was focused on the budget process at the end of June. The contract includes a 4 percent base pay increase during the next four years and 6.75 percent increases based on the experience and seniority for workers who have been in the union between one and 20 years. Depending on seniority and position, unionized workers could earn a 10.75 percent pay raise during the course of the next four years in a series of smaller annual increases. Health-care contributions for union workers will rise from 3 percent to 5 percent in the fourth and final year of the contract. Even with those contributions, the average unionized state worker will have to pay about $150 per month for a comprehensive family health plan, though the exact amount will depend on the worker's salary. In the private sector, the average is $333 per month, according to the Kaiser Family Institute, a nonprofit health-care research center. The old contract expired June 30. Union members voted for the new contract by a ratio of 4-to-1, said David Fillman, president of Council 13 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). It represents about 45,000 unionized state workers. Pocono Record. July 25, 2011.
Collective bargaining reform could save RI $252 million per year. Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity. January 26, 2012.
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced legislation that would prohibit public employees in South Dakota from negotiating collective bargaining agreements with state and local government. ArgusLeader.com. January 27, 2012.
A compromise plan that reduces unions' role in representing teachers passed the state legislature on May 20, as lawmakers moved toward resolving a three-month debate on the eve of the end of session. The compromise will let the Tennessee Education Association continue to represent teachers in contract talks with local school boards. But the bill would place other organizations at the bargaining table, and it would set new limits on what could be written into final agreements. The legislation rewrites the rules that have shaped the employment contracts between teachers and school boards for more than three decades. But it does so without cutting teachers unions out of the process entirely, a situation that probably will leave the 52,000-member TEA as the dominant representative of teachers in the state. The Senate approved the compromise in a 19-12 vote early Friday evening. After 11 p.m., the House voted for the measure 55-40, sending it to Gov. Bill Haslam for his signature. About 250 union members packed galleries to watch the final vote in the House, waving their hands to show support for opponents of the bill without interrupting the debate. Scores more filled the Capitol rotunda to watch the vote on closed-circuit television, their cheers occasionally audible though the heavy doors to the House chamber were shut. Tennessean.com. May 21, 2011.
HB 2986, paycheck protection bill was introduced in the House. The bill was referred to the House Elections Committee on March 17, 2011. legis.state.tx.us.
Teachers defy court order and continue to picket. This is an illegal strike- teachers in Washington state do not have the right to strike. KOMONews.com. September 15, 2011.
After having championed school reform, Washington State's governor, Christine Gregoire, is now doubling back on that idea and threatening to veto a bill that would end the state's "last hired, first fired" rule for teachers. According to the Seattle Times, "the bill headed to the governor's desk would allow districts undertaking layoffs to first choose teachers who received the lowest average ratings during their two latest evaluations." The 82,000-strong teachers union opposes the measure and recently hosted Gregoire at a convention. A coincidence? Washington State is a fascinating case study in the power of public employee unions. In 2002, the state's AFSCME affiliate and other unions persuaded the new Democratic majority in the state legislature to lift restrictions on collective bargaining. In the span of three years, the number of union members and the amount of union dollars flowing into the coffers of Democrats running in state elections doubled. A prime beneficiary was Christine Gregoire, who became governor in 2004 after one of the closest elections in the state's history. (AFSCME gave a quarter million dollars to the state Democratic party to help pay for the recount that won her the election). Once in office, Gregoire negotiated contracts that resulted in double-digit salary increases for thousands of state employees. In 2008, Gregoire won again this time by 194,614 votes. Publicsectorinc.com. May 17, 2011.
Organizers file more than 1 million signatures to recall Gov.Walker. Signatures were also filed to recall Lt. Gov. Kleefish, Sen. Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and three other Senators. Madison.com.
New court challenge to Wisconsin collective bargaining law. Reuters.com. December 30, 2011.
Local teachers' union leaders encouraged by statewide recertification results. Northwestern.com. December 12, 2011.
Six state employee unions win recertification elections. Under the new state law that removed most public employee union rights, recertification is required before unions can negotiate, and then the only allowable issue on the table is cost-of-living wage increases - pegged at 2.01 percent for 2012 by the state revenue department. Benefits or working conditions are not subject to bargaining. Without certification, no collective bargaining is allowed on any matter. Madison.com. November 17, 2011.
Lawmakers approve pay freeze for two years and tighter rules on overtime. JSonline.com. November 17, 2011.
The state is no longer required to bargain with largest public unions. Madison.com.. September 23, 2011.
The National Support Organization is discouraging its members from seeing work with the Wisconsin Education Association Council. Chuck Agerstrand, president of the National Support Organization, accusED WEAC officials of "breaching staff contracts and destroying any working relationship with its employees." "WEAC management is taking a page out of Gov. (Scott) Walker's playbook and making up new employment rules not in the (United Staff Union) contract," Agerstrand said on the labor group's website. "They should be looking to the 42 employees they laid off to fill vacancies before they go outside the state." JSonline.com. September 12, 2011.
Wisconsin reforms are already working. National Review Online. August 11, 2011. In 2011, significant collective bargaining reforms mean:
-Teachers will no longer have their dues deducted automatically from their paychecks.
-collective bargaining is restricted to wages only, limited to increases in the consumer Price Index unless voters pass a referendum approving a larger increase.
-collective bargaining no longer extends to pensions and benefits
-unions must hold annual membership votes to earn the right to represent their members.
-permits performance pay for teachers
-allows competitive bidding for employee health insurance on the open market;
Background: Most government sector unions would not exist without forced union dues. Government unions fight allowing workers the choice to join or not join a union. they only survive by a dreadful anti-worker provision in state laws called "union security" Note the term is "union security" not worker security. The union security clause allows unions to force government employees to pay for the union's services as a condition of employment. If you want a government job you have to pay tribute to the union. And the union has no trouble in firing workers who don't toe their line. No one should be forced to join a government union against their will. The heavily unionized government worker states - i.e. California; Illinois; New Jersey and New York have the largest unfunded liabilities (pensions; retiree health care, etc). As Michael Barone has stated, government sector collective bargaining increase the cost of government and reduces the accountability of public employees. Further those states with the highest percentage of unionized government workers have the largest unfunded pension and retiree health care liabilities. There are no studies that show that government workers in unionize states provide better services than those in nonunionized states. In Wisconsin teachers violated their contract by abandoning their classrooms; doctors wrote phony medical excuses; Democrat legislators fled the state to avoid the legislature voting on the proposals. Federal workers have fewer bargaining rights than those proposed by Governor Walker. The purpose of private-sector unions is to get workers a larger share of the profits they helped create. If there are no profits, the union workers jobs are in danger. However, government has no bottom line- no profit or loss. State and local employees in 28 states are required to pay full union dues or get fired. Using this government coercion, government-sector unions have amassed large financial resources which they use to campaign for higher taxes and higher pay for government workers and to elect pubic officials who will support their agenda.


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Five Texas Tech student-athletes were honored Tuesday by the Big 12 with the prestigious Dr. Gerald Lage Award.
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LUBBOCK, Texas - Five Texas Tech student-athletes were honored today by the Big 12 Conference as recipients of the fourth annual Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award - the Conference's highest of academic honors.
Tech's Jaye Crockett (Senior Master of Science Interdisciplinary Studies - Men's Basketball), Hayley Haagsma (Senior Human Development and Family Studies - Soccer), Dejan Kravic (Senior Master of Science Exercise and Sports Sciences - Men's Basketball), Raphael Pfister (Senior Finance - Men's Tennis) and Taylor Powell (Senior Animal Science - Softball) were each recognized by the conference for their outstanding academic achievements.
Pfister was named the Big 12 Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the 2013 season.
Meanwhile, Crockett and Kravic have each been named to the Academic All-Big 12 basketball team in their careers while Kravic was also named to the NABC Honors Court in July.
Haagsma, who was recently drafted in the second round of the National Women's Soccer League by Sky Blue FC, was tabbed to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team in November. Powell, meanwhile, earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in last spring.
In all, 64 student-athletes from across the conference were recognized. The awards honor the memory of Lage, who served as the Oklahoma State faculty athletics representative with the NCAA and the Big Eight/Big 12 Conference from 1983 until his death in 2007.
In order to be eligible for the accolade, student-athletes must have lettered at least once in their career while maintaining residence at their institution for at least one academic year. The honoree, which can only be recognized once, should have 100 hours of earned credit with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.80 at the time of the nomination.
The Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipients will receive public recognition at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Championships.


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Dark / Ghost
Attack: 75
Defense: 75
Special Attack: 65
Special Defense: 65
Speed: 50
keen eye / stall / prankster
-surprizing to see and catches most OU teams off guard
-amazingly resiliant for its awful stats
-one of only 4 pokemon with the prankster ability who has any use in OU
-speed and its attack stats are generally not important because of priority status moves, so its stats are safely tucked in bulk
-it can wisp half a team, but conkledurr soaks it up, scizor can swordsdance through the pain, and its calm mind set only goes so far
-no weaknesses besides a toxic getting through, critical hits or a boosted pokemon. its fairly well rounded for what it does.
Big Daddy @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Def
Careful Nature
- Taunt
- Will-o-wisp
- Recover
- Foul Play/night shade
-this set is there to stop anything from setting up and smashing it in the face with will-o-wisp+foul play. the set is better used on physical pokemon, though watch out for terrakion baiting for a foul play, but you can always have a hefty night shade there to whittle it down instead.
-this set works simply: taunt them to stop ANYTHING passing through the cracks (including trick rotom). priority burn is an amazing advantage over other pokemon who rely on choice scarf/sheer physical force, though fire types are going to sit there laughing at you, so sab is not good for taking on ninetails, darmanitan, etc.
-foul play relies on the opponents attack stat. say good bye to all physical dragon, psychic, flying threats, and some nice added damage to the base burn without sacrificing your own EV distribution.
-this is simply his most effective OU set, and is invaluable to shut down chansey, physical sweepers, physical attacking tanks, leads, and other support tanks.
-EV's are just full bulk in sp. def seeing how will o wisp covers physical defense. moving on.
Calm and Demented @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Will-o-wisp
- Recover
- Shadow Ball
-the calm mind set. ok so its simple, though not always good for OU because lacking taunt hurts sableye bad.
-the ability to set up sp. def, sp. attack, and defense buffs through 2 moves while maintaining recovery all under priority is just amazing.
-the power of shadow ball is very effective against all non-blissey/chanseys, and does a number on good old espeon.
-boosting sp. def in priority actually makes it a wonderful late game sweep/tank.
-it has issues dealing with calm mind reunculus and of course any normal type, though you'll only see 3 in OU.
-it cant stop leads or taunts toward you so... this set is the less set in stone set for this cute little rapist.
-again, EV's are bulk, but physicially this time because calm mind covers sp. def.
Other Options
-fake out if you think his physical stregnth is enough to warrant a pointless free turn
-power gem if you want a non-stab move that hits everything in replace of shadow ball.
-knock off ruins pokemon, but i dont think it works well here
-confuse ray/swagger if you want some insta-confusion that works well with foul play, though i think recover/taunt are both better to have.
-hone claws... because... all of his moves that are useful are 100 acc anyway.... besides will-o-wisp but... you just need 1 successful use per pokemon so...
-protect/toxic are always fun with taunt on your side, though all those steels wont fear you at all.
-substitute is always a fun thing, but its more for laughs than anything imo.
-moonlight if your running a sun team or would like to chance it.
-metal burst because LOL HE GETS METALBURST THATS SO CUTE
-trick is amazing, but there are better things the little black/purple diamond thief can do with a moveslot/item slot.
-spite if you're a complete troll/moron
-252hp+equal defenses if your a fucking idiot fuck you kirby for making me write this lmao
Checks and Counters
-reuniclus does a fine job on the calm minder, and in the next point, heatran destroys anything it can wish to do.
-ninetails, volcarona, hydregion, heatran, latios, starmie, darmanitan, victini and conkledurr laugh at will-o-wisp, though they might still have a tough time against it if they aren't heatran.
-conkledurr has guts+payback. he can do a number on the little guy
-anything with insanely raw power that out-predicts taunt, can get around will-o-wisp, and can give it a big old punch in the face will do wonders against its awful stats.
-rain teams can generally fuck this thing, but its not guaranteed, seeing how vaporeon cant heal or phaze it because of taunt, and it has no spA evs, and toxicroak is torn apart by will-o-wisp and taunt.


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|February 16, 2005
|Previous Episode: Blood, Sweat & Tears
|Next Episode: Hush
'Til Death Do We Part is the fifteenth episode in season one of CSI: NY.
The team's investigation into the death of Hannah Bloom, who died at her own wedding, is put on hold when her father refuses to allow them to perform an autopsy until after his daughter's body is blessed by a rabbi. Danny and Mac turn their attention to the woman who trained the doves who were supposed to be released, but cannot tie her directly to Bloom, who died from formaldehyde poisoning. Stella, Flack and Aiden investigate when a hand is found deep underground, and soon realize that the dead man, Rick Amadori, chewed off his own hand.
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