Governor Wants Unions Kept Out of Minimum Wage Battle
The Schwarzenegger administration has filed a court brief to prevent state employee unions from joining the discussions over changes to workers' pay. The brief argues that the unions -- which support Controller John Chiang's (D) push to block lowering hourly state workers' pay to the minimum wage -- have not proved why they should be involved in the discussions.
- "Schwarzenegger Fights Union Involvement in Minimum Wage Case" (Ortiz, "The State Worker," Sacramento Bee, 7/14).