By Bob Walsh
The CA State Employee Civil
Service Unions used to have a LOT of power. A LOT of power. I know. I
was on the board of one of them for a significant period of time. We
got policies enacted. We got laws passed. We had clout. That power
has diminished somewhat. We are about to find out how much.
The
unions are attempting to change the law and if they are successful the
governor's return-to-office work order for state employees would be
successfully circumvented. The attempt is being wrapped in cotton candy
and bullshit but it is in reality a power play. The governor wants
almost all public employees back in the office at least four days a
week. The union's like the current "show up when you feel like it"
plan.
I am not going to
make a bet either way on this one. The legislature collective
collectively is a pack of political whores. The governor is a massive
political whore. The legislature is confident they can get both union
votes and union money by backing the unions. The governor wants badly
to be President and thinks the move will gain him political stature on
the national stage and not cost him too much at home.
In a few months we will find out who has the most power. I personally am not making a bet either way.
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