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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

Comment on GiN Site Reveals Troubling Attitudes of Too Many

Originally published February 10, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 10, 2011. 1 Comment

Comment on GiN Site Reveals Troubling Attitudes of Too Many

“Unions exist to protect workers and ensure that our children receive a quality education and that those who work for the state and educate your children live healthy, decent lives. I am opposed to CIR reform. The CIR is not the source of the problem. CEO salaries are the source of the problem.” The above […]

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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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