Smiley
September 3rd, 2009, 01:05 PM
Have contract, can't furlough
Tresa Baldas National Law Journal August 31, 2009 - A pair of recent court rulings are giving unions new and potentially potent ammunition against furloughs of public employees. On Aug. 18, a federal judge struck down a furlough plan in Prince George's County, Md., holding that the plan violated the U.S. Constitution by unilaterally cutting wages guaranteed through collective bargaining. On July 29, a state judge in Hawaii issued a similar ruling, saying a furlough violated the state constitution and criticizing officials for ordering unpaid leave without first negotiating with public employee unions. …. Pennsylvania's payless paydays grew out of a plan to furlough workers last year because of a budget impasse in the state Legislature. Council 13 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees sued, and a state court ruled that the governor could either furlough everyone or require everyone to work without pay until a budget passed.
Tresa Baldas National Law Journal August 31, 2009 - A pair of recent court rulings are giving unions new and potentially potent ammunition against furloughs of public employees. On Aug. 18, a federal judge struck down a furlough plan in Prince George's County, Md., holding that the plan violated the U.S. Constitution by unilaterally cutting wages guaranteed through collective bargaining. On July 29, a state judge in Hawaii issued a similar ruling, saying a furlough violated the state constitution and criticizing officials for ordering unpaid leave without first negotiating with public employee unions. …. Pennsylvania's payless paydays grew out of a plan to furlough workers last year because of a budget impasse in the state Legislature. Council 13 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees sued, and a state court ruled that the governor could either furlough everyone or require everyone to work without pay until a budget passed.