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Thursday, January 25, 2007

Candidate forum

The League of Women Voters of the Oshkosh Area is again hosting school board and common council candidate forums on Tuesday, January 30th in room 404 City Hall.

The school board forum begins at 7:00 p.m. and the common council at 8:00 p.m.

Both forums will be broadcast live on OCAT Channel 10 and WOCT 101.9 FM. Please check the OCAT website for replay times.

-Bryan

posted by Bryan L. Bain at 1/25/2007 07:50:00 AM

3 Comments:

  • Tuesday, January 31st in room 404 City Hall.

    Byran:
    Clarification please?

    Tuesday the 30th or
    Wednesday the 31th

    Thanx,

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at January 25, 2007 8:10 AM  

  • Anonymous-
    My apologies, it is Jan. 30th. I corrected the post. Thank you for catching my mistake.

    -Bryan

    By Blogger Bryan L. Bain, at January 25, 2007 3:24 PM  

  • Looks like there is a strong movement to reign in the run-away costs associated with public sector union contracts...


    Workers represented by Milwaukee County government's largest labor union have resoundingly ratified a four-year contract deal that helped avert the layoff of more than 100 maintenance and security employees.

    The tally was 80% to 20% in voting Thursday, said Patricia Yunk, an official with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 48. The County Board is expected to vote on the pact next week.
    The agreement, retroactive to 2005 and running through 2008, would avert most layoffs and privatization for the union's members, while workers would pay higher health insurance co-payments.

    The deal also ends, for new hires, the controversial backdrop lump-sum pension payment option, and reduces a lucrative retirement sick-leave cash-out benefit for existing employees. The package also includes the equivalent of 2% annual raises.

    "We just think it's a really positive collaborative deal," Yunk said.

    County Executive Scott Walker praised the vote in a statement:

    "I appreciate the willingness of our largest union to reach this important agreement. These employees will have added job security and our savings will help pay for future wage incentives. This is a win for both the taxpayers and our employees."

    Walker said the agreement will cap the pension backdrop and stem the rising health care costs for county government.

    The deal would eliminate the need for an arbitration decision, a winner-takes-all process that carried risks for both sides.

    The package introduces a managed-competition health care model to the county system, with lower premiums attached to less-comprehensive health plans. A wellness program is also part of the deal.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at January 26, 2007 7:03 PM  

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