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6th August 2011, 05:18
Why Connecticut Workers Said ‘No Concessions’
Mark Brenner
July 25, 2011
When Connecticut state employees voted down concessions in late June, they touched off a firestorm of criticism from the state’s political establishment and the media. Conservative lawmakers and opinion writers painted the vote as an example of selfish—even clueless—union members holding tight to outsized benefits, a move that deserved public scorn and an uncompromising push for layoffs from state officials.
The truth, of course, is more complicated. It’s a fact that the proposed givebacks were not as severe as those in some other states, such as Wisconsin or California. It’s also true that 57 percent of union members voting cast a ballot in favor of the takeaways.
But claims of an outraged public were overblown. A June 15 Quinnipac University poll found that 56 percent of Connecticut residents thought state workers were making their fair share, or more, of financial sacrifices to help balance the budget ... [MORE].[/quote]http://labornotes.org/2011/07/why-connecticut-workers-said-no-to-concessions
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Mark Brenner
July 25, 2011
When Connecticut state employees voted down concessions in late June, they touched off a firestorm of criticism from the state’s political establishment and the media. Conservative lawmakers and opinion writers painted the vote as an example of selfish—even clueless—union members holding tight to outsized benefits, a move that deserved public scorn and an uncompromising push for layoffs from state officials.
The truth, of course, is more complicated. It’s a fact that the proposed givebacks were not as severe as those in some other states, such as Wisconsin or California. It’s also true that 57 percent of union members voting cast a ballot in favor of the takeaways.
But claims of an outraged public were overblown. A June 15 Quinnipac University poll found that 56 percent of Connecticut residents thought state workers were making their fair share, or more, of financial sacrifices to help balance the budget ... [MORE].[/quote]http://labornotes.org/2011/07/why-connecticut-workers-said-no-to-concessions
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