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State Workers to Pay More for Health Benefits
Whatever the result of this year's contentious debate over collective bargaining and pay for public workers, one thing is certain: Health care coverage for state employees is going to change for good.more -
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All Public Sector Employees in New Jersey Will Have to Live In-State
MANAGEMENT BEAT: No more commuting from New York and Philadelphia for New Jersey workers … Governments are spending more time collecting and organizing data than using it … A collective bargaining showdown in Nevada, and other management news. more
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Pink Slips Go Out to 4,743 Connecticut Workers
MANAGEMENT BEAT: Malloy makes a final push for union concessions … Washington debates privatization of back-office functions … A pension compromise in Kansas, and other management news.more -
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Is the State Retirement Boom Finally Here?
Shifting demographics present challenges for public workforces. Many Baby Boomers have been delaying their retirements because of the economy, but retirement incentive programs and cuts to benefits may be changing that. more
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Connecticut Governor Seeks to Avoid Public Employee Layoffs
MANAGEMENT BEAT: The struggle over public employee concessions in Connecticut ... the prospect of salary cuts in Pennsylvania ... arguments about a pro-worker mural in Maine, and other government management news. more
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Where Labor is Weak, State Workers Face Huge Cutbacks
As the nation debates collective bargaining in Wisconsin, public workers in Alabama, Texas and many other states are fighting over massive pay cuts, huge increases in health premiums and basic civil service protections. more
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Minnesota Senate Votes to Shrink State Government
MANAGEMENT BEAT: There may be 15 percent fewer workers in Minnesota state government … California Governor Jerry Brown weighs in with a pension overhaul plan … Nebraska looks to compromise on collective bargaining, and other government management news. more
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Is Wisconsin Standoff Winding Down?
TODAY'S TAKE: Democrats who have fled Wisconsin to strip Republicans of a quorum on controversial labor legislation say they will return to Madison soon. The move would hand the GOP a short-term victory on collective bargaining rights, though Democrats say they will come out ahead in public opinion. more
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Labor Union Discord Reaches New England
TODAY'S TAKE: Maine's Republican Governor Paul LePage wants public employees to work longer and pay more for their retirement benefits, igniting protests in Augusta resembling those recently seen in the Midwest. more
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Facts Are Hazy on Public Employee Pay
TODAY'S TAKE: An uproar over a USA Today story claiming that public employees in 41 states earn more than their private-sector counterparts underscores the difficulty in making such comparisons. more