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LA Tries an Anti-Wisconsin Approach to Unions
Mayor Villaraigosa tells governments nationwide, "Collective bargaining works." On Friday, we'll find out if 19,000 city workers will approve a pension and healthcare deal agreed to by six union leaders.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenMayor Villaraigosa says LA has a message for governments nationwide: "collective bargaining works." On Friday, we'll find out if 19,000 city workers will approve a pension and healthcare deal agreed to by six union leaders. Will that make it a "watershed moment," as Villaraigosa claims? Will other city unions go along? Also, radiation monitors were off-line last week in California, and a surprise contest for leadership of the LA teachers' union. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point,
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4 storiesState Radiation Monitors Were Offline after Japan Disaster
Trace amounts of radiation from Japan's damaged nuclear-power reactors have turned up in rainwater from New England to Florida. They are comparable to findings in Washington State, Nevada and California.
Read the story13 minLA Tries an Anti-Wisconsin Approach to Unions
This Friday, some 19,000 Los Angeles workers will vote to accept or reject what Mayor Villaraigosa calls "a watershed moment" in city history. A coalition of six union leaders agreed last week to increase their members' contributions to pension funds and to establish retiree healthcare contributions for the first time.
Read the story10 minTeachers Reform Group Backs Underdog for Union's Top Spot
A.J. Duffy is termed out as president of the United Teachers of Los Angeles, whose members work at LA Unified District schools.
Read the story5 minAmerica Looks in the Mirror with 2010 Census Data
The official Census of the United States happens every ten years. Results from the 2010 Census are now coming in, and they reveal a great deal about America's population and how it's changing. Will the growth of so-called "minorities" produce a "white identity crisis" or will future generations construct a “post-racial" America?
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