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Which Way, L.A.?

Budget Battles and Public Pensions

All over the US, Republicans are meeting grassroots opposition to efforts to weaken public unions. Pension reform is a local issue, too.

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By Warren Olney • Feb 25, 2011 • 53m Listen

All over the US, Republicans are meeting grassroots opposition to efforts to weaken public unions. Pension reform is a local issue, too. We hear about Governor Brown's testimony before a joing legislative hearing today, and ask Mayor Villaraigosa if he's trying to renegotiate union contracts in Los Angeles. Also, the Oscars: young audiences and cold weather. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Republican governors in several states continue their face-off with organized public workers. Is it just about their budgets? What's the role of partisan politics? How do Americans feel about the value of unions, public and private?

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    former KCRW broadcaster

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