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April 01, 2011
April 4, 2011 - The California Senate passed "card check" legislation (SB 104) on Thursday, March 31st, which would allow farm laborers to select their union by signing petition cards, in addition to the secret ballot method already in place, according to the Sacramento Bee.
Owen Poindexter
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March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011 - The California Assembly failed to pass SB 77 by the necessary 2/3 threshold on March 16, 2011. The measure would have eliminated redevelopment agencies in California and allowed Gov. Jerry Brown to use the previously dedicated funds to help balance the budget.
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March 19, 2011
March 18, 2011 - According to Jon Ortiz at the Sac Bee's The State Worker blog, the International Union of Operating Engineers has reached a tentative labor agreement with the State of California.
Jeffrey ErnstFriedman
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March 18, 2011
March 18, 2011 - Capitol Hill has looked to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to give assurances about the safety of nuclear energy following the continued crisis in Japan at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
Jeffrey ErnstFriedman
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March 17, 2011
March 17, 2011 - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to stop federal funding for National Public Radio. The measure (HR 1076) passed on a (228-192) virtual party line vote, with seven Republicans breaking ranks to vote against passage.
Republicans Voting to Continue Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood Do Well With Pro-Choice Groups
Owen Poindexter
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March 04, 2011
March 4, 2011- On Feb. 18, 2011, the House adopted a controversial amendment sponsored by Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) to the Continuing Resolution (HR 1) that would cut off federal funding to Planned Parenthood.
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February 16, 2011
Feb 16, 2011 - On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted down the so-called Wicker amendment to the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, which would have excluded Transportation Security Administration employees from collective bargaining rights. The measure failed in a straight party line vote (47-51), with Republicans unable to get any Democrats to break ranks and side with them in an attempt to adopt the language. Federal employee unions such as The American Federation of Government Employees and The National Treasury Employees Union were against the measure.