All nine pieces of legislation pertaining to Nebraska’s Industrial Relations and State Employee Collective Bargaining Acts, and therefore, of course, the CIR (Commission of Industrial Relations) are scheduled for hearings tomorrow, Monday, February 7, before the Legislature’s Business and Labor Committee. It is very important that Nebraskans let our legislators know where we stand; personnel [...]
This article has been prepared to provide a list of resources for listeners of the Friday, February 4, 2011, radio broadcast. Kaye Beach’s website: Axxiom Amuse Homeschooling Legislation in Oklahoma: As we discussed on the air, there was an effort in Nebraska in the last few years to further insert the State in the affairs [...]
Nebraska Senator John Nelson was a guest on DriveTime Lincoln on Wednesday to discuss measures he has introduced in the Legislature aimed at repealing the Industrial Relations and State Employee Collective Bargaining Acts and prohibiting collective bargaining by government entities in Nebraska. Since the Commission of Industrial Relations (CIR) is part of the Industrial Relations [...]
For the past week, we’ve been advocating for passage of two legislative measures introduced by Nebraska State Senator John Nelson; LB664 and LR29CA. Both measures would prohibit collective bargaining by the State with public employees; LB664 would repeal certain Nebraska laws that provide for the practice and LR29CA would give Nebraskans an opportunity to vote [...]
*Your help is needed to ensure that very important legislation is passed out of the Business and Labor Committee and onto the Unicameral floor for debate and a vote by all Senators.* *PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, HEARINGS AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN LINCOLN ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7.* Additional details about the [...]
By Shelli Dawdy Please share this with anyone you know who does not want the health care law implemented. While this article has been written from a Nebraska perspective, the basic facts and information are applicable everywhere. Few Americans are aware that the health care law was written to be implemented step by step by [...]
It’s difficult to be heard above all the “noise” when trying to get out information discovered about what’s happening in government. One big part of “the noise” is a whole lot of email. Obviously, there are many types of email; what I’m referencing here is of a very particular kind. It’s associated with the explosion in […]
As we reported on Wednesday, there are a number of bills that have been introduced in the Legislature regarding the entity that is dominating the cost of employing government workers at the State, County, and local levels in Nebraska, the CIR (Commission of Industrial Relations). In that article, we detailed what the CIR is, how [...]
I will confess that I did not sit through the whole State of the Union speech the other night due to a prior commitment. While I am so sorry for that, truly, (really, honestly…no, I mean it) I did catch bits and pieces during the replay later and then saw some more through the hash, [...]
By Shelli Dawdy To listen to the radio interview referenced in this article, click here.1 This is actually a “triple dart” piece. Both District 25 Senator Kathy Campbell and KLIN DriveTime Lincoln and LIBA President Coby Mach deserve darts for buying in – hook…line…and sinker to a gas tax increase. It’s a done deal, folks! [...]