Less than three weeks after picketing Council Member Nancy Navarro’s fundraiser in Silver Spring, the police and fire fighter unions picketed a fundraiser held by…
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Consequences of the Budget, Part Three
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The school system was not the only powerful institution that was challenged by the budget. Also in the crosshairs were the public employee unions.Labor When…
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Council Member Nancy Navarro won last year’s District 4 special election with lots of labor support. But that did not stop members of Fraternal Order…
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Fire Fighters and Leggett Strike Deal
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County Executive Ike Leggett and the Montgomery County Career Fire Fighters Association have reached a Memorandum of Agreement amending the union’s contract. Here are the…
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We published our post “A Heavy Blow to Public Collective Bargaining” on Wednesday, April 8. But exactly a week later, it received an avalanche of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…