Topic: Collective Bargaining
Hawaii legislators seek to lengthen school year
AP News
New Hawaii legislative session seeks to lengthen nation's shortest school yearStuck with the nation's shortest school year, Hawaii lawmakers will consider proposals for longer and more school days when this year's legislative session opens Wednesday. Setting standards for instructional time would prevent future budget cuts and labor ...
Recession-stung governments target unions
Las Vegas Sun
Strapped by lost revenue, officials look to cut into generous labor deals When Gov. Jim Gibbons suggested eliminating collective bargaining rights as part of an ambitious education reform proposal last week, he launched the latest attack on a group thats shaping up to be this years political target: public employee ...
Cuts proposal could help — or hinder — Gibbons
Las Vegas Sun
overnorÕs plan: State funding for class-size reduction and all-day kindergarten would be eliminated, along with collective bargaining rights.
LegislatureÕs response: Republican leaders said they were not briefed. Democrats denounced the proposals, saying theyÕre motivated by politics.
WhatÕs next: The proposals are unlikely to pass in a special session, but the ...
Union, NFL could discuss rookie wage scale
AP News
NFLPA and union expected to discuss rookie wage scale in labor negotiations this weekA rookie wage scale is among the issues the NFL and the players' union are expected to discuss during labor negotiations this week. The NFL Players Association has presented a proposal that would include redirecting money paid ...
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