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RALLY SATURDAY FEB. 26 NOON: Show Support for Collective Bargaining Reform in NE

Originally published February 25, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 26, 2011. 1 Comment

RALLY SATURDAY FEB. 26 NOON: Show Support for Collective Bargaining Reform in NE

UPDATED Friday @4pm – Includes some new information NEBRASKA HAS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LEGISLATION SITTING IN COMMITTEE! WHAT: Counter-Rally Countering Moveon.org “Save the American Dream” Labor Union Rally WHEN: NOON FOR: Support Nebraska Legislation to Reform Collective Bargaining Laws WHERE: UPDATED – Gather at base of north steps of the Capitol We’re grateful that the Capitol […]

Filed Under: Action Alerts, Events, Featured, Nebraska, Rally, Smoking Section, State Legislation, Taking Action, Unicameral Tagged With: budgets in trouble, cir, collective bargaining, commission of industrial relations, cost of government employees, cutting state budgets, defined benefits plans, economic downturn, government employee unions, government worker pensions, nebraska collective bargaining, public employee costs, public employee pension funds, public employee unions, public employee wages and benefits, state budget deficits, state budget shortfalls, state budgets, state budgets in trouble, teachers unions, wisconsin union bill, wisconsin union protests

Listen LIVE Tonight 6pm: CIR – Health Care – More!

Originally published February 4, 2011, By GiN Admin. Updated October 11, 2011. 1 Comment

Listen LIVE Tonight 6pm: CIR – Health Care – More!

Listen TONIGHT – LIVE Friday, February 4, 2011 6:00pm – 8:00pm Shelli has been asked to sit in once again for Kaye Beach on the Axxiom for Liberty radio show. Perfect timing! There’s a lot to talk about… High costs for public employee salaries and benefits is a problem everywhere, but it’s an even bigger […]

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NE Public Employee Pay, Benefits: Even the Journal Star Sees Need for Reform

Originally published December 20, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 15, 2014. 2 Comments

NE Public Employee Pay, Benefits: Even the Journal Star Sees Need for Reform

By Shelli Dawdy GiN is frequently at odds with the Lincoln Journal Star’s editorial board, but for once we agree. Nebraska’s municipalities, counties, and the State simply cannot afford the status quo regarding how public employees’ salaries and benefits are determined. In an editorial published December 16, Lincoln Journal Star cited the recent raises granted […]

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People Voting With Their Feet: Leaving High Tax, Union States

Originally published November 18, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated April 28, 2012. Leave a Comment

People Voting With Their Feet: Leaving High Tax, Union States

As data is being analyzed from the 2010 Census, it is becoming clear that people are voting with their feet, opting to leave high tax states. Migration from the high tax to low tax states is resulting in shifts within Congress, as The Washington Examiner article, below, reports. Nebraskans might find it interesting to note […]

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