Following is a post by Volunteer Fire Fighters Executive Director Eric Bernard on the volunteers’ listserv at 11:15 on Friday night. The Volunteer Fire Fighters have endorsed Ben Kramer. You…
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A new decision by Montgomery County Labor Relations Administrator Andrew M. Strongin that the County Executive does not need to abide by collective bargaining agreements threatens significant damage to public…
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Full Moon Shines Over District 4
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There have been so many strange twists and turns in this election that we are now convinced a full moon is shining over District 4 at least through primary day….
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Career Fire Fighters Endorse Kramer
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Following is their press release.March 26, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONCTACT: John Sparks (240-876-1920) Montgomery County Fire Fighters Endorse Ben Kramer for District 4 Seat (Rockville, MD) The Montgomery County Career Fire…
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Chaos in Collective Bargaining (Updated)
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Facing a half-billion dollar deficit, the Montgomery County government has no choice other than to seek savings through renegotiating its contracts with its public employee unions. But a chaotic endgame…
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The Montgomery County Career Fire Fighters Association (MCCFFA) announced more than $7 million in concessions in a tentative deal with the Leggett administration yesterday. But the structure of the deal…
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The Limits of Labor
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Ann Marimow is a good reporter and I respect her work. But in her Sunday Post article, “Union Influence Sways Montgomery Budget Talks,” I believe she overstates her case. Montgomery…
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Challenge to the Unions, Part Two
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In Part One, we reported on County Council Member and Management and Fiscal Policy Chairwoman Duchy Trachtenberg’s letter to public employee union MCGEO offering a choice between layoffs and COLA…
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Are MoCo Public Employees Overpaid?
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Yesterday, the Post reported on growing disagreements between Montgomery County leaders over compensation paid to county employees. Labor costs account for 80% of the county’s $4.3 billion budget and the…
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