Grassroots in Nebraska

Working towards Constitutional, limited government

  • Home
  • About
    • About GiN
    • Principles
    • Operating Philosophy
    • Policies
  • Elections
    • Election 2016
    • Election 2014
    • Election 2012
    • Election 2010
    • Local Elections
    • Sample Ballots
  • Local
    • City of Lincoln
    • Lancaster County
  • State
    • Your Representatives
    • Governor
    • NE Unicameral
  • Federal
  • Contact
    • Subscribe
    • Tip Submissions
You are here: Home / Archives for business and labor committee

Are the Elected Officials of Nebraska Dealing with Reality?

Originally published April 12, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated June 30, 2011. 1 Comment

Are the Elected Officials of Nebraska Dealing with Reality?

As we complete our analysis of the amendment introduced by Business and Labor Committee Chair, Senator Steve Lathrop, what we’ve found in it during the first full sweep makes us ask the question… Where are our elected officials’ heads? Apparently, Senator Lathrop, and his “working group”, all see the world far differently from that which […]

Filed Under: Governor, Nebraska, Senators, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: 2011 unicameral, allegory of the cave, am1116, brad ashford, business and labor committee, chair steve lathrop, cir, cir reform, collective bargaining laws, collective bargaining reforem, commission on industrial relations, dave heineman, dennis utter, february 7 cir hearings, government budgets, government workers, industrial relations act, labor union lawyers, labor union lobbyists, labor unions, lathrop working group, lb397, Legislation, legislative session, mayor recall omaha, omaha fire fighters, omaha police union contract, plato, plato's cave, political realities, political reality, prohibit collective bargaining, public employees, senator lathrop, staffing levels, state employees collective bargaining act, state legislature, steve lathrop, suttle recall, the republic, unions

Collective Bargaining (CIR) Shell Bill Hearing WEDNESDAY April 13

Originally published April 11, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 28, 2011. Leave a Comment

Collective Bargaining (CIR) Shell Bill Hearing WEDNESDAY April 13

Since the February 7 Business and Labor Committee hearing, those interested in the issue of collective bargaining and CIR (Commission on Industrial Relations) have been waiting for the contents of the shell bill introduced by Committee Chair Steve Lathrop at the beginning of the legislative session. At the end of March, details began, finally, to […]

Filed Under: Action Alerts, Budget, Government Spending, Governor, Nebraska, State Legislation, Taking Action, Unicameral Tagged With: ballot initiative, business and labor committee, chamber of commerce, cir, cir reform, coby mach editorial, collectictive bargaining, commission on industrial relations, cost of compensation, dave heineman, government employees, government spending, government workers, governor heineman, labo court, labor disputes, lathrop's shell bill, lb397, lb664, legislature, lobbying groups, lr29ca, lynn rex, nebraska, nebraska governor, nebraska league of municipalities, nebraska unicameral, omaha firefighters, organized labor, prohibiting collective bargaining, public employees, public sector unions, senator lathrop, senator steve lathrop, senator tony fulton, shell bill, state legislature, state senators, taxpayers and collective bargaining, tony fulton, Unicameral, unions, working group

Want Collective Bargaining Reform in Nebraska? It is up to YOU

Originally published March 8, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 16, 2014. Leave a Comment

Want Collective Bargaining Reform in Nebraska? It is up to YOU

If you believe collective bargaining reform in Nebraska is important, it’s important to understand that it’s going to be up to the people within the state to keep up the pressure on all of the elected officials. This is particularly true if you recognize how collective bargaining is negatively impacting spending and influencing the outcome […]

Filed Under: Budget, Featured, Government Spending, Nebraska, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: action, budget shortfall, business and labor, business and labor committee, campaign contributions, cir, collective bargaining in nebraska, collective bargaining reform, flyer, gin flyer, gin flyers, government unions, government workers, Grassroots in Nebraska, handout, labor unions, lb664, lr29ca, nebraska, nebraska budget, nebraska cir, nebraska legislature, organized labor, printout, public employee unions, senator steve labor, Unicameral

Collective Bargaining Bills Make Bad Political Theater at the Unicam (CIR)

Originally published February 25, 2011, By Linda. Updated September 16, 2014. 2 Comments

Collective Bargaining Bills Make Bad Political Theater at the Unicam (CIR)

Anyone in the mood to see a play? Well, just go down to the Unicameral and take a seat in the gallery. No need to buy a ticket. You see, if you pay taxes, you’ve already reserved your seat for this production. What’s playing? Ever heard of Waiting for Godot? It’s an absurdist play by […]

Filed Under: Budget, Featured, Governor, Happy Hour, Nebraska, Senators, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: budget, business and labor committee, chair of business and labor, cir, cir hearings, cir reform, collective bargaining, commission of industrial relations, dave heineman, employee pensions, government employee unions, governor heineman, Grassroots in Nebraska, hearings, labor union influence, labor unions, lb564, lb664, legislative hearings, lr29ca, ne collective bargaining, nebraska, nebraska budget shortfall, nebraska legislature, nebraska unicameral, political humor, political theater, prohibit collective bargaining, public sector employees, public sector unions, republican supermajority, senator john nelson, senator steve lathrop, senator tony fulton, state budget, state senators nebraska, states like wisconsin, steve lathrop campaign contributions, Unicameral, union influence, waiting for godot, waiting for steve lathrop

Laws and Sausages: A Day At the State Capitol

Originally published February 11, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 11, 2011. 2 Comments

Laws and Sausages: A Day At the State Capitol

Norlyn wrote an excellent explanation about his impressions of Nebraska’s legislative process following time spent at the State Capitol this past Monday. The visit was motivated by concern about the issues associated with the CIR and the nine bills scheduled to be heard that day. Norlyn’s article is very well written and an unfortunately accurate […]

Filed Under: Featured, GiN Members, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: bill hearing schedule, bill hearings, business and labor committee, cir, cir legislation, collective bargaining, committee hearings, gin, Grassroots in Nebraska, jon camp, laws or sausages, lb555, lb564, lb619, lb623, lb664, legislative hearings, legislative process, legislature, lincoln journal star, local view column, lr29ca, nebraska legislature, nebraska state capitol, nebraska unicameral, prohibit collective bargaining, repeal cir, sen. ashford, sen. lathrop, senator brad ashford, senator steve lathrop, testimony

Hearing Testimony: Collective Bargaining By NE Govt Obstructs Spending Caps (CIR)

Originally published February 9, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 9, 2011. 3 Comments

Hearing Testimony: Collective Bargaining By NE Govt Obstructs Spending Caps (CIR)

Monday the Nebraska Legislature’s Business and Labor  Committee convened hearings on the nine measures that propose various changes to the State’s statutes pertaining to how public employee salaries, wages, and some benefits are determined. The whole issue is being commonly referenced as “the CIR”, which is the entity that has the authority to settle disputes […]

Filed Under: Budget, Featured, Government Spending, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: 2006 ballot initiative nebraska, aarp, aarp nebraska, aarp-ne, business and labor committee, campaign spending, capping state spending, chamber of commerce, cir, commission on industrial relations, cost of public employees nebraska, dave nabity, employee pensions, employee salaries, federal dollars, government, government budgets, government spending, government workers, hearing testimony, hearings, how many people work for government in nebraska, labor statistics nebraska, lb564, lb664, lea, legislative committees, legislative hearings, legislature, legislature testimony, lincoln journal star, lincoln telecomm taxes, lr29ca, mike groene, ne bailouts, ne unicameral, nebraska, nebraska bailouts, nebraska ballot measure 423, nebraska legislature, nebraska state education association, nebraska stimulus funds, nebraska unicameral, nebraskans against 423, nsea, number of government workers in nebraska, omaha commuter tax, omaha mayor, omaha mayor suttle, Policies, public employee health insurance, public employee unionization, public employee unions, senator brad ashford, senator jim smith, senator john nelson, senator norm wallman, senator steve lathrop, senator tony fulton, stimulus funds, stop over spending nebraska, teachers unions, Unicameral

Important Informaton on CIR Hearings for Monday Feb 7!

Originally published February 6, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 8, 2011. 1 Comment

Important Informaton on CIR Hearings for Monday Feb 7!

All nine pieces of legislation pertaining to Nebraska’s Industrial Relations and State Employee Collective Bargaining Acts, and therefore, of course, the CIR (Commission of Industrial Relations) are scheduled for hearings tomorrow, Monday, February 7, before the Legislature’s Business and Labor Committee. It is very important that Nebraskans let our legislators know where we stand; personnel […]

Filed Under: Action Alerts, Budget, Featured, Nebraska, Smoking Section, State Legislation, Taking Action, Unicameral Tagged With: business and labor committee, cir, commission on industrial relations, committee hearings, Legislation, legislative hearings, nebraska, nebraska cir, state senators, Unicameral

NOT Suprising: Public Support Growing for Ending Collective Bargaining by Public Employees

Originally published February 3, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 3, 2011. 1 Comment

NOT Suprising: Public Support Growing for Ending Collective Bargaining by Public Employees

Nebraska Senator John Nelson was a guest on DriveTime Lincoln on Wednesday to discuss measures he has introduced in the Legislature aimed at repealing the Industrial Relations and State Employee Collective Bargaining Acts and prohibiting collective bargaining by government entities in Nebraska. Since the Commission of Industrial Relations (CIR) is part of the Industrial Relations […]

Filed Under: Budget, Featured, Government Spending, Nebraska, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: ballot question 2012, benefits, board members, business and labor committee, cir legislation, cir reform, city councils, coby mach, commission on industrial relations, commitee hearings, constitutional amendment, county commission, lb664, local budgets, lr29ca, ne sen. john nelson, nebraska, nebraska employees, nebraska legislature, nebraska retirement systems, nebraska unicameral, negotiations with friends, prohibiting collective bargaining, public employees, radio shows, salaries, school boards, senator john nelson, state budget, talk radio, union campaign donations, unions, wage

ACTION ALERT: Big Turnout Needed At Capitol on Monday Feb. 7th

Originally published February 1, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 1, 2011. 2 Comments

ACTION ALERT: Big Turnout Needed At Capitol on Monday Feb. 7th

*Your help is needed to ensure that very important legislation is passed out of the Business and Labor Committee and onto the Unicameral floor for debate and a vote by all Senators.* *PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, HEARINGS AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN LINCOLN ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7.* Additional details about the […]

Filed Under: Budget, Featured, Nebraska, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: action alert, business and labor committee, capitol, cir, cir reform, commission of industrial relations, government workers unions, local budgets, ne unicameral, nebraska legislature, public employee unionization, state budget, state capitol lincoln, state capitol nebraska, Unicameral, unicameral 2011

Reduce Government Budgets: Contact Senators About Worker Wages and Benefits

Originally published January 28, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 28, 2011. 1 Comment

Reduce Government Budgets: Contact Senators About Worker Wages and Benefits

As we reported on Wednesday, there are a number of bills that have been introduced in the Legislature regarding the entity that is dominating the cost of employing government workers at the State, County, and local levels in Nebraska, the CIR (Commission of Industrial Relations). In that article, we detailed what the CIR is, how […]

Filed Under: Budget, Government Spending, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: ballooning budgets, business and labor committee, cir, cir reform, collective bargaining, collective bargaining in nebraska, commission of industrial relations, cost of public employees, example letters, government budgets, government vs private sector workers, government workers, labor in nebraska, legislature, nebraska legislation, nebraska legislature, nebraska unicameral, negotiations, public employee costs, public employee unionization, taxpayer burdens, unionized workers

Latest

Dream Small

Dream Small

In 2016, during a period of about a year when it seemed possible -- even likely … Read full article...

Nebraska 2018 Primary Election Sample Ballots

Nebraska 2018 Primary Election Sample Ballots

Back by popular dem