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So much for fairness

 

 

Hope you like Omelettes

 

8/15/10

By Marc Garman


I recently sat down with Frank Caballero and Eleanor Brown of Vallejo's IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) 2376 Union. All expectations are that this group of workers is going to get the worst cram down of any labor group in the city so far. They are the first to experience contract modification without binding arbitration as either a tool or a weapon depending on who you talk to. Contract discussions are scheduled for this Tuesday's city council meeting closed session.


IBEW workers in Vallejo have been far less aggressive and lower paid than public safety workers, for example, and have not participated in the sort of abuses we have seen with other groups in the past. Their pay package has traditionally been in what seems to be the upper middle range compared to other cities, with above average benefits. Those days are gone.


Over coffee at Panama Red's on the Vallejo waterfront, IBEW president Caballero described the proposed contract as “ridiculous” “All we want is something in the middle.” he said. Sounds reasonable.

 

 

Enter an old commie

 

Someone posted a quote by Vladimir Lenin in the comments section of VIB recently:

 

 

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Imperialism has the tendency to create privileged sections also among the workers, and to detach them from the broad masses of the proletariat...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 The Sunday Funny 8/15/10

Dave Tilton is on hiatus this week, so we thought we'd feature something some of you might find humorous, and others are sure to have actual use for.


 
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Saw these guys tearin' it up at the Vallejo waterfront a while back. Really enjoyed watching...thought you might too.

 

 

Some pretty cool moves.

 

And...NO...I didn't try it myself.

 
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Oakland police, city reach pension agreement

 

 

 
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 Headlines Etc.

 

 

 

8/9/10--Thought I'd start putting up interesting headlines/links again. I'll do this every Monday so folks can post other stuff they find during the week all in one place. Here are a dozen.--Editor


1)Rizzo's compensation totaled $1.5 million a year, Bell records show--KTLA news


2)Bell salaries raise more concerns about CALPERS—LA Times


3)Voters in Bell tell of possible fraud—LA Times


4)Cities consider Safety options—Fire Engineering

 

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