Posted on 04/21/2006 12:25:49 PM PDT by LNewman
Los Angeles County employees are being warned that they must obtain prior approval to participate in a May 1 nationwide boycott being organized by immigrant rights groups or face possible disciplinary action.
"While we respect employees' free speech rights, it is important that we be able to maintain public services," read a memo sent this week to human resources administrators in all county departments. "Any employee who is absent on May 1, 2006, without prior approval may be considered Absent Without Pay (AWOP) and subject to disciplinary action."
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Adams said employees can participate in the May 1 events — which will include marches and rallies — but they should do so "on their own time." The county would try to grant vacation time to employees who want to take part, he said, provided that the absences do not disrupt public services. An employee who calls in sick must present a doctor's note.
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Bart Diener, assistant general manager of Service Employees International Union Local 660, said the county workers' union is encouraging its members to participate in the events but is advising them to get approval from their bosses. Diener said he planned to monitor whether managers are reasonable in honoring requests for time off.
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Some employees, however, have had a different reaction to the warning — which referred to the May 1 event as a "general strike."
"A lot of people here were planning to participate, but this has put them ill at ease," said a 15-year veteran of the Department of Child Support Services who asked that his name not be used for fear of retaliation. "I think it's unfair to scare people with the word 'strike.' If their intent was to intimidate people, it worked."
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Also get a permit to march..........
Fire their rears!
O.K. I'm confused. Which is it May 1, All communist Day or Cinco de Mayo?
I've heard both.
Cinco de Mayo = 5th of May
It's scary to think that our government is sponsoring people who are going to go and try to create unpopular changes in our government.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised though - look at the University system...
It is both. And America will do fine without either.
Oops....misread.
Pinko de Mayo = 1st of May
Oops #9 was to griswold3 ... not Mikey
Its also been workers day in the Catholic tradition since I believe the 50's or 60's. I might be wrongperhaps earlier. The Catholic church generally made it into workers day(with a Christian aspect)so as to seperate it from the Communist Workers day celebration.
Wonder how much it will cost to pay the employees for their day off?Yet their'leaders'cry poverty when budget time comes.
... and I guess the workers will just take vacation day(s) for "free speech" and use sick days when vacation time rolls around.
I am sure these'workers'are very good at milking the system.They have it down pat.The only ones who lose money is the taxpayer.Let them have at it.
I don't know where to begin here, but I howled at this line:
"Even Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles is now changing his tune because the Jews are threatening him with bringing up more cases involving his pedophile child abusing priests. We do not need organizations that are led by "coconuts" or compromised institutions to defeat our enemy. "
Stinkhole De Mayo
These are government employees.
We want them taking off as much time as possible.
That's one less day they can steal from us.
I'm waiting until May 1 to buy a new camera.
I have a shopping list in the works myself. :)
How do these illegals get the nerve to do this??
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