Federal Judge declares Maryland's forced Furloughs unconstitutional. Violates contract.

Star Bulletin | 19 August 2009 | Richard Borreca

[John.Galt2012]

Story found at wusa9 website. Excerpt not allowed.

[John.Galt2012]

It is OK to violate contracts with individuals (AIG execs) in favor of the collective, however, it is now unconstitutional to violate contracts with the Union (collective) in favor of the ... collective??? I'm confused. I am sure that enraged Maryland Voters and Legislature will consider Congress' example with AIG Execs and look at 90% tax of state worker's back pay. (sarc)

[John.Galt2012]

Disregard Author and Star Bulletin. Different story in Hawaii but not related to one breaking in Maryland.

[Loud Mime]

We are on track for a case of the government vs. the people.

Government creates nothing; they exist because of the toils of the taxpayer. Yet they believe they are superior to the other citizens...the little people.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Contracts shouldn’t be violated except by bankruptcy... which is the defacto condition of the state. State employees shouldn’t be unionized, either, by and large.

[muawiyah]

This is a federal judge asserting authority over a state government that he simply doesn't have.

This will go INSTANTLY to the United States Supreme Court ~ 'at's how special state governments are in this country BTW; got their own sections in the Constitution in fact.

The union in Maryland is going to rue the day they started this case ~ particularly when the OTHER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNIONS get even with them.

[Da Coyote]

Perhaps that “judge” can pay the bills, then, eh?

What part of “bite me” will the judiciary not understand when we finally revolt?

[McGavin999]

State employees shouldn’t be unionized, either, by and large.

Boy do I ever agree with you on that! What I object to most is using our taxpayer dollars to over pay them and then take the dues and beat us over the heads to get more and more and more.

It needs to be made illegal to allow government workers to unionize.

[B.O. Plenty]

The "judge" ain't going to pay the bills...its called RAISING TAXES....the clock is ticking down on some of these "officials". We hope that the change comes thru the ballot box, but if it thru some extraordinary redress, the "officials" will have brought it all on themselves.

It's Time to Part Company

[maine yankee]

Any group of people should be allowed to organize, and form a union.

Any company (or gov’t) should be allowed to NOT recognize the same union.

In other words the boss or owner should be allowed to say;

I’ve heard your concerns, thank you. The time clock is over there—the exit is over there.”

[McGavin999]

If they would like to organize, it's fine, if they force others to pay dues so they can push a political agenda, it is not fine. I resent the fact that the largest unions working against everything this country stands for, is the unions for government employees and they are using my taxpayer dollars to destroy this country.

So, if they want to use collective bargaining it's one thing, changing the fabric of the country is another. Like I said, it should be illegal.

[muawiyah]

Judge told Prince George’s County they’d violated the contract, yadda yadda yadda and NOPE, NO TAX INCREASE. PG is doing the “MASSIVE LAYOFF” trick. http://www.wtop.com/?nid=708&sid=1743067

[SoCal Pubbie]

Giving government employees the right to strike, which I acknowledge many do not have, is a recipe for disaster. IMHO, employees of the state, at any level, who are paid by monies levied by force (taxes) should be subject to the favor of the citizens at large. This is not to say they should be abused or mistreated, but when they become a force above the citizenry at large, like Byzantine bureaucrats, we are headed toward the same fate as that old empire.

[BigBobber]

Well, the union is going to get what they asked for. Instead of furloughs for all the workers a bunch of union members are going to be laid off!

Great job union bosses!

[muawiyah]

PG is Stenny Hoyer's old district (more or less). It's black controlled.

In short, the place is so Democrat it stinks ~ but the SEUI crowd (or their equivalents) does not control.

They will be unemployed for a long time.

[B.O. Plenty]

...it still will be taken out of citizen's hides...

the massive layoffs will no doubt take the cynical route of laying off trash collectors, police, and other essential services which will demonstrate to the taxpayers that they should not stand in the way of the more intellegent "officials" and stop bitching about high taxes.

The "massive" layoffs never include the higher paid managers do they?.....

....many "officials" may soon become the object of actions taken "at the most populous intersection of the town at high noon"

It's Time to Part Company