Posted on 09/03/2009 1:33:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Senate President Darrell Steinberg wants state worker furloughs pared back, he said in a letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this morning:
In the months since the furloughs began, the evidence shows that the policy is costing the state money and further hurting the economy. It is a significant district issue for me as I represent so many state employees.
Information we have gathered indicates that California will lose hundreds of millions of dollars in our general fund at the state tax agencies alone. The current furlough policy has become a "penny saved, a dollar lost" approach that can be corrected immediately.
The State Worker reported last month in this column that Steinberg was planning to push legislation for unspecified budget cuts equal to one furlough day per month. That would allow Schwarzenegger to call off the third furlough day that started in July without a fiscal impact.
Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear called The State Worker with this statement:
"Sen. Steinberg and Gov. Schwarzenegger have fundamental difference when it comes to furloughing state workers. The governor believes that they should cut back, like all California families and businesses. Sen. Steinberg thinks state workers should be shielded from economic realities that the rest of the state faces."
Steinberg also calls for the Legislature to enact AB 88, the SEIU Local 1000 contract that would pare back furloughs to just one day per month for the 95,000 workers covered by the agreement. As we noted in today's State Worker column, Local 1000 has launched a media campaign to pressure Schwarzenegger to publicly back the deal, since his administration negotiated it.
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How does the state lose money by these furloughs?
“state worker”
Isn’t that an oxymoron?
You know, I’ve been a proud Arkansan all my life and have heard people questioning the intelligence of my fellow Arkies. Fact is, Californians are the biggest idiots on the face of the planet and deserve the 3rd World fruits they are currently reaping (my apologies to California Freepers)....
Interesting that you bring up Cali, as there was alot of discrimination against folks from Arkansas and Oklahoma in that state in the 1930s and 1940s.
I’m a firm believer that intelligence is overrated whilst wisdom is vastly underrated...
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