Collective Bargaining and Increased Competition for Resources in Local Government

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Local government employees have a higher propensity to engage in collective bargaining than do private sector employees. This springs from the tight competition in the local budgeting process among those requesting, paying for, and providing services. Spengler looks at this trend using a fiscal discontent hypothesis. This approach suggests that the taxpayer revolts during the 1970s and 1980s limited the budget discretion of elected officials and forced public sector employees to turn to collective voice and action to better compete for scarce public resources. Two levels of employee collective voice are examined: the weaker form of organizing and the stronger collective bargaining model. Substantial differences in the use of each are analyzed based on employee occupation, state, and type of local government. Scholars, business practitioners, policy makers, and researchers in public administration, labor relations, public policy, and local government will find this study an important contribution to understanding the phenomenon of organized collective voice.

Collective Bargaining in State and Local Government

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Collective Bargaining in State and Local Government
John Patrick Piskulich
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
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ASIN: 0275940438

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Almost half of government employees are represented by labor organizations, and public-sector unions act as a significant force in the effective operation of government and can exert substantial control over labor costs and procedures in the workplace. The response by state and local officials has varied greatly, with collective bargaining frameworks existing as a patchwork of "experiments"--from mandated collective bargaining to outright prohibition. While their policy actions seem to recognize the benefits of bilateral negotiation, the spectre of service disruption continues to haunt them. Because public-sector bargaining is a recent development, policy analysts lack a firm handle on policymaking in this sphere. Piskulich examines the dimensions of state and local public-sector labor policy and explores policies that enable policymakers to manage the collective bargaining process in line with their goals. This study looks at the three questions most crucial to policy efficacy: "what governments do"; "why they do it"; and "what difference it makes." Three central findings emerge from the issue of "what governments do." The evidence indicates increasing enactment of labor policy over time across subnational jurisdictions. Policy across occupations is stable, though there are important differences in the willingness of the employer to tolerate strikes and resolve impasses. Third, it appears that policy actors make three distinct sets of decisions: basic policy; the availability and mechanics of the arbitration mechanism; and the degree to which they provide public unions with institutionalized union security. The answer to "why they do it" hinges on factors of ideology and policy; the effects are mitigated when unionization is considered. "What difference it makes," examines two variables in particular: unionization and service disruption. Piskulich reaches three conclusions: that a majority of subnational jurisdictions see value in collective bargaining for their public employees, that unions can help themselves, and that unionization and disruption vary with policies implemented. These findings provide insight into the larger questions on the role of organized labor in American democracy.

Fact-finding in state and local government: using a municipal finance expert in collective bargaining; Learn how the State of Idaho uses innovative financial ... An article from: The Public Manager

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Fact-finding in state and local government: using a municipal finance expert in collective bargaining; Learn how the State of Idaho uses innovative financial ... An article from: The Public Manager
Alan W. Frankle , and Alan Herzfeld
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This digital document is an article from The Public Manager, published by Bureaucrat, Inc. on December 22, 2003. The length of the article is 2144 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Fact-finding in state and local government: using a municipal finance expert in collective bargaining; Learn how the State of Idaho uses innovative financial analysis techniques to help highlight the true economic condition of local government to resolve disputes with municipal firefighters.(State and Municipal Management)
Author: Alan W. Frankle
Publication: The Public Manager (Refereed)
Date: December 22, 2003
Publisher: Bureaucrat, Inc.
Volume: 32 Issue: 4 Page: 11(3)

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Local Government Labor Relations: A Guide for Public Administrators

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Local Government Labor Relations: A Guide for Public Administrators
Joan E. Pynes , and Joan M. Lafferty
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ASIN: 0899307833

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The focus of this book is to provide an introduction to the issues and procedures central to local government collective bargaining. There are many books which explain private sector labor relations but there are few books available which provide information pertinent to local governments. Consolidating the elements critical to public sector labor relations and collective bargaining, this book is written for public managers and employees. It defines terms, explains procedures, and provides examples of the legislation governing the mechanics of local government labor relations. Ideal as a supplemental book for courses in public personnel management and labor relations, it is also an important resource for local government administrators serving cities, counties, and school districts.

The urban community and its unionized bureaucracies;: Pressure politics in local government labor relations

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The urban community and its unionized bureaucracies;: Pressure politics in local government labor relations
Sterling Denhard Spero
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1990 oversight hearing on the National Labor Relations Board : hearing before the Employment and Housing Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, ... 3, 1990 (SuDoc Y 4.G 74/7:N 21/3/990)

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1990 oversight hearing on the National Labor Relations Board : hearing before the Employment and Housing Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, ... 3, 1990 (SuDoc Y 4.G 74/7:N 21/3/990)

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The bugaboo of federal preemption: An analysis of the relationship between a federal collective bargaining statute for employees of state and local governments ... and state statutes affecting such employees

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The bugaboo of federal preemption: An analysis of the relationship between a federal collective bargaining statute for employees of state and local governments ... and state statutes affecting such employees
Robert H Chanin
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Collective bargaining agreement between the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and the American Federation of State, County, ... Local 3620, AFL-CIO (SuDoc J 1.2:B 23/3)

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Collective bargaining agreement between the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and the American Federation of State, County, ... Local 3620, AFL-CIO (SuDoc J 1.2:B 23/3)
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Collective bargaining agreement between the U.S. Department of Education and the National Council of Department of Education Locals, Council 252, American ... February 23, 1995 (SuDoc ED 1.310/2:441277)

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Collective bargaining agreement between the U.S. Department of Education and the National Council of Department of Education Locals, Council 252, American ... February 23, 1995 (SuDoc ED 1.310/2:441277)
U.S. Dept of Education
Manufacturer: U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Educational Resources Information Center
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Collective bargaining for state and local governments: A selected bibliography of recent material in the State Library of Pennsylvania

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Collective bargaining for state and local governments: A selected bibliography of recent material in the State Library of Pennsylvania
Mirjana Tolmachev
Manufacturer: State Library of Pennsylvania
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An Ancient Scroll Shakes the Church's Strong Foundation

The chase for a scroll that could change the world is on and you're invited along for the ride with author Gary Parker in his newest contemporary thriller. Taking you from the hallowed, inner sanctums of the Vatican to ancient caves in the Middle East, from the lush tropics of Costa Rica to swank parties among Washington's elite, The Ephesus Fragment is an edge-of-your-seat roller coaster that grabs your attention and refuses to let go.

When an archaeology team uncovers a parchment in Turkey that purports to be a message from Mary, the mother of Jesus, the fallout is guaranteed to by cataclysmic. Instantly, factions from the Vatican, the United States government, shadowy foreign parties, and even a dying media magnate begin a frantic and sometimes violent struggle to gain control of the scroll.

Father Michael del Rio and U.S. embassy aide Valerie Miller are two people caught in the middle of the maelstrom surrounding the search to uncover the secret of the parchment. But is the document even real and is what it reveals about the mother of our Lord actually the truth? And if it is, can the church survive the certain tremors sure to accompany its revelation?

More than just a taut story filled with international intrigue, The Ephesus Fragment is a careful examination of personal Christian faith. No single character can approach the scroll without having his own beliefs challenged, even shaken to the core. Nor can he go away without being forever changed. You'll be changed as well.

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Offensive at many levels!.......2001-04-07

All right, I will admit that I laughed out loud when Parker compared a human tongue to a cow's udder - what a word picture! But I can't imagine who wouldn't take offense at this book. High ranking Catholic cardinals are depicted as scheming power mongers, the one black person mentioned is murderous, all of the seemingly intelligent women are doomed to impossible relationships with men, the Germans are conscienceless mercenaries, and the only Muslim is a fanatic. And this is all in addition to the concern anyone might have about an author just making up an account of Jesus' childhood and his post-resurrection relationship with Mary. I kept thinking things had to get better but they never did.

Anti-Catholic.......2000-04-27

I took great offense at this book. The author obviously has a very negative view of the Catholic Church and tried to impart his outlook on the unfortunate readers of this book. What really gauls me is that I bought this in a Christian bookstore!

Lotsa Punches, Lotsa Missed Punches.......2000-03-28

Parker takes a worthy--though not unique--idea and tries to turn it into a Ludlum-type thriller with a spiritual twist. He makes a valiant effort. I appreciated that he avoided cliched sermons and diatribes in the middle of the story, and, at times, I was reminded of Morris West's sensitive handling of Catholic issues. Unfortunately, I kept tripping over Parker's forced similes and attempts at brisk narrative. He has the right idea, but a good editor could've cleaned this up, pared it into a lean thriller. Like MacAuley, the book's overweight archaelogist, the plot tries to rise to the occasion and deliver the knockout punch; instead, it trips over itself and its own excess baggage. With a fistful of antagonists to deal with, I found myself fearing none of them. Money seemed to be the primary motivator for all of them. Maybe deeper motivations for all involved would've increased my own interest in the story. I'll try another Parker book. Like his protagonist, Michael del Rio, he has the muscles; he just needs a skillful editor to show him how to land those punches.

Entertaining-needed fuller characterization, fewer bullets.......2000-01-06

Definitely a fast-paced read that would be appreciated by fans of Christian thrillers. The writer keeps the narrative going by quickly developing events. I can see this as an action flick, very visual.The main protagonists, a Roman Catholic priest and a Southern Baptist female diplomatic aide, are involved in the life-or-death search to recover a newly discovered ancient manuscript that purports to be a new gospel from the perspective of Mary, the mother of Jesus. It starts with a bumbling, misfit archeologist finding the amazing fragment in a cave in Ephesus and moves to the Vatican, to Cyprus, to Costa Rica, to parts of the U.S.---it's a high speed chase of the global kind. Some want the manuscript for financial reasons, others for religious, others for political, others for professional, others for medical.The major flaw is the final battle--it is over-the-top and illogical as a setting given what had come before in the novel. The author could have delved more deeply into the theological implications of ALL sides (not just the RC) and spent more time with characterization to bring out transformations more effectively. It seemed that the internal changes were INSTANTANEOUS, rather than logically progressive. Additionally, we have the old cliche of the bad guys being all bad and simplistic. A little detail into the Arab honcho and the Mercenary would have been most welcome. Good guys have flaws, so bad guys should have merits for well-roundedness, or, if not virtues, at least a more fully developed evil that slips out of stereotype mode.But, those quibbles aside, it's a diverting read. Fast and rather fun. : ) I'd recommend it on that basis, and would probably read another by the author if the premise were of interest to me.Mir***

Exciting, fast moving theme!.......1999-12-28

Easy and fun to read. Lots of action keeps the story line moving. Romance for women and action for men.

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The Little Girl Dressed in Blue

The Little Girl Dressed in Blue
Judy Burns With Margien Burns
Manufacturer: Bell Harbour Press
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Julia "Marg" Koebert Burns was born in the 1920s and grew up during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and she was Clarksburg, West Virginia's first and only little newspaper girl during that time. In an era when little girls usually wore frilly dresses and giant bows in their hair, Marg wore blue overalls and a beanie. After school, Saturday nights, and even after Mass on Sunday morning, the folks of Clarksburg could buy a local or out-of town newspaper from the pint-sized tomboy. Judy's childhood led her from one hair-raising adventure to another, from climbing telephone poles on dare to checking out the crime scene of Clarksburg's bloodiest serial killer; and from stomping grapes for wine to being kidnapped by white slave traders. Fearless, and perhaps even foolhardy, Judy experienced more in her first twenty years than most people experience in a lifetime.

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The Little Girl Dressed in Blue.......2007-01-11

The Little Girl Dressed in Blue is the story of a little girl who grew up in the town where I live. Her family, like most at the time, struggled to make ends meet. The little girl in an effort to have some spending money and also to help her family with groceries, became a paper boy (girl)at a very early age. The story relates to all of her experiences as a paper boy. When she was hungry, she would wander into a pool hall and they would always feed her, as well as look after her. She tells about getting up early to get to the paper office so she could see the paper press run. It is a great story, an easy read. I would think everyone who grew up in that era, could identify with her.

A Mission of Healing (The History of Saint Joseph Health Center, St. Mary's Hospital of Blue Springs, and the Creation of Carondelet Health of Kansas City)

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A Mission of Healing (The History of Saint Joseph Health Center, St. Mary's Hospital of Blue Springs, and the Creation of Carondelet Health of Kansas City)

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One Hell of a Good Read
Reality Bites
Powerful and painful page-turner
When you can't call for help.
One author's journey from denial to health.

Saint Mary Blue
Barry B. Longyear
Manufacturer: Steeldragon Pr
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Binding: Hardcover

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"A barrel of laughs with a kick in the groin for a punch line...The laughs were good and the tears were better. If there's anyone out there whose life isn't affected by a drunk or junkie, he should still read Saint Mary Blue, just because it's good."

—Steven Brust, author of The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars

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One Hell of a Good Read.......2007-04-28

What do you get when an atheistic science fiction writer checks himself into a Catholic rehab center? You get St. Mary Blue, one hell of a read. Good drama requires conflict, and Jake, the cynical atheist, adjusting to the St. Mary Rehab Center offers plenty of conflict.

Relying on his wry sardonic wit, he copes with institutional food at the "Constipated Eagle" and fellow patients like Snake, the biker, and Elliot, the sanctimonious Episcopal priest. Along the way the Angela, Jake's head councilor, is transformed from his chief inquisitor to his first real hero.

Tension builds as Jake prepares for family week when his strong yet vulnerable wife, Ann, will confront him with the thoughtless and dangerous behavior that led him to St. Mary's.

Will Jake be among the center's successful graduates or will he succumb to his addictions? I don't want to give the ending away, but the book is somewhat autobiographical and judging from Barry B. Longyear's web site, he and his lovely wife Jean are living happily ever after in Maine. I like happy endings and I like St. Mary Blue.

Reality Bites.......2001-12-03

This book is a chronicle of Barry Longyear's experience in a drug and alchohol rehab, written as a fictional work. It is a gutsy, no-holds-barred account of the roller coaster ride that is detox and recovery. Longyear, a die-hard atheist, writes beautifully of the struggle to find "a power greater than yourself" to make the program work. The characters are hilariously funny and poignant, witty and emotionally wretching at the same time. The plot draws you into their lives so that you root for the ones who make it and cry for the ones who do not. Longyear stresses addiction as a disease, not an easy or popular concept for "normal" people, but a true one nevertheless. This is as real and honest a book about addiction as they come, and I love it. Barry Longyear is a superb science fiction writer (see The God Box and Sea of Glass as examples) but here he shines as his own biographer. Humor and pathos were never so expertly combined.

Powerful and painful page-turner.......2001-07-17

This book is both powerful and painful to read--but I couldn't stop. This is for anyone who wants insight into the human condition--especially the condition known as addiction. Barry Longyear is perhaps the most under-appreciated writer in SF, maybe because all his works are about people. In this one, there is no science fiction, just people. You don't have to be an addict, in recovery, or any of those things to appreciate this (I'm not) --just being human is sufficient.

When you can't call for help........2000-06-22

I'm not sure what prompted me to read this book. Take a look at that cover art, not very inspirational. But it is written by Longyear and his work is usually good. It's not that this book is full of adventure or has a rich plot line. It doesn't even have exotic locations or lots of sex. What it does have, in truck loads, is empathy for the human condition. The main character is Jacob Randecker. He is a thinly veiled version of the author himself. They say that autobiographies are usually crap but then they also say write what you know. Whatever the case this book is undeniably excellent.

Jacob is an addict. He is addicted to alcohol and prescription medications. But then that's the most common kind. He doesn't think that he needs help but his wife and his friends, (the ones he has left), are adamant that he does. They use all of the pressure that they can, to get him to go to a rehab center called Saint Mary's. This is an actual hospital in the U.S.

The novel takes us through the program with Jacob and his group. We come to love Jake and each of his group. We also fall for the members of the hospital staff that we meet. It is that sort of book. I hope writing this book was cathartic for Longyear because reading it sure was for me.

I want to leave you with a small section from the dust jacket that I think may have helped my decision to read this book:
- One third will make it the first time around.
- One third will have to try again.
- One third are already dead. It just takes them a while to lie down.

One author's journey from denial to health........1998-09-17

This is Barry B.'s journey through drug and alcohol detox, thinly disguised as fiction. For anyone who has ever wondered about this process, the personal stories, justifications, and revelations may be more than you bargained for; for those of us who have had some experience with rehab it will probably cause painful memories to resurface. Longyear is a dab hand at breathing life into characters and making situations ring true. You will want to stay with this book to find out who survives, who "re-tread", and who just can't make it without their addictions. It's worth trying to find!

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Saint Mary Blue

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Rhapsody in blue. (devotees of the Virgin Mary)(Column): An article from: U.S. Catholic

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Rhapsody in blue. (devotees of the Virgin Mary)(Column): An article from: U.S. Catholic
Robert E. Burns
Manufacturer: Claretian Publications
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This digital document is an article from U.S. Catholic, published by Claretian Publications on May 1, 1997. The length of the article is 813 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The devotion of the Virgin Mary to God is a source of inspiration for many Catholics. The increased number of apparitions of Mary since the 1930s is indicative of her popularity. Some fault her for her extreme obedience to God, but this is a sign of her true, loving nature.

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Title: Rhapsody in blue. (devotees of the Virgin Mary)(Column)
Author: Robert E. Burns
Publication: U.S. Catholic (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1997
Publisher: Claretian Publications
Volume: v62 Issue: n5 Page: p2(1)

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