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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 […]

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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 […]

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Too Many Opponents of Collective Bargaining Reform (CIR) in Nebraska Have a Horse in the Race

Originally published February 23, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated February 23, 2011. 2 Comments

Too Many Opponents of Collective Bargaining Reform (CIR) in Nebraska Have a Horse in the Race

Image from horseclipart.com As with any other very important issue of public policy, it is necessary to consider the potential biases and interests of the parties who make assertions or advocate for particular outcomes when you begin to inform yourself about each of the various proposals to solve the problems presented by collective bargaining by […]

Filed Under: Budget, Featured, Government Spending, Nebraska, Senators, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: afl-cio, bias of unions, brad ashford, cir hearings, collective bargaining, collective bargaining hearings, constitutional amendment, dianna schimek, effect of collective bargaining, effects of collective bargaining, government budgets, government worker unions, government workers, hearing transcript, hearings, homeschoolers, homeschooling in nebraska, how collective bargaining impacts government budgets, hslda, ibew, lb664, lr29ca, lynn rex, nchea, nebraska capitol, nebraska constitution, nebraska education association, nebrska league of municipalities, nsea, opponents of labor reform, private sector unions, public employee unions, public employees, public sector unions, right to unionize, right to work, State Capitol, steve lathrop, teachers union, union rights

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 […]

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Public Employee Unions: Breaking State and Local Budgets

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

Public Employee Unions: Breaking State and Local Budgets

For the past week, we’ve been advocating for passage of two legislative measures introduced by Nebraska State Senator John Nelson; LB664 and LR29CA. Both measures would prohibit collective bargaining by the State with public employees; LB664 would repeal certain Nebraska laws that provide for the practice and LR29CA would give Nebraskans an opportunity to vote […]

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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 […]

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