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Taxpayers Going Postal Over Public Employee Pensions, Perks. Unions’ miscalculation: Opting for secrecy.

Peter Scheer June 10, 2010

BY PETER SCHEER—For public employee unions–those representing police, firefighters, teachers, prison guards and agency workers of all kinds at the state and local level–these are the worst of times. Despite record high membership and dues, and years of unparalleled clout in state capitols, public sector unions find themselves on the defensive, desperately trying to hold on to past gains in the face of a skeptical press and angry voters. So far has the zeitgeist shifted

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New online database shows excessive Bay Area public agency salaries

donal brown September 3, 2009

The Bay Area News Group has established an online database of salaries of government employees in counties, cities and districts. The records show that some employees are getting excessively high salaries negotiated when governments had more money. -DB Contra Costa Times August 30, 2009 By Thomas Peele A public health care district in southern Alameda County paid its chief executive $876,831 in 2008 — more than twice as much as any other local government employee

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Public employee salaries

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Public employee salaries Q: I would like to know the status of public release of public employment salaries. I know about the Oakland case, and Teamsters Local 856 v. Priceless, LLC which seemed to indicate that release of salaries connected with the names of employees is prohibited. How about requests for actual salaries by position and not connected with names. Is a public agency bound by CPRA to release such information? Is the $100,000 and

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Public official salaries and the CPRA

firstamendment June 13, 2009

Public official salaries and the CPRA Q: I’d like to find information on executive salaries for public utility organizations (SMUD, LADWP, WAPA and NCPA).  Can you advise me if these are publicly available records and if so, what’s the best way to obtain them might be? A: The California Public Records Act exempts certain information from disclosure on the basis of personal privacy. (Govt. Code s. 6254(c)). Some public agencies have relied on this exemption

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SacBee calls for more transparency in compensation agreements with public employee unions

firstamendment June 2, 2009

The Sacramento Bee, in an editorial in today’s paper about Vallejo’s bankrupcy, backs the idea of legislation to shine some light on compensation contracts between municipalities and public employee unions. The editorial cites an article by CFAC’s executive director. Here’s the SacBee editorial: —– Editorial: Let public in on government labor deals Published 12:00 am PDT Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Peter Scheer, who heads the California First Amendment Coalition, has a novel idea: End the

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