Government by State Employees is Not Government by the People
June 16, 2010 Filed in: Legislation | Unions
K. Lloyd Billingsley, Pacific Research
Institute From
Susanville to San Diego, California cities are struggling
financially but now face more bad news. Assembly Bill 155, by Tony
Mendoza, Artesia Democrat, would prevent California cities from
filing for federal bankruptcy protection. The union-backed bill
would allow a union-friendly state agency, the California Debt and
Investment Advisory Commission, to deny any municipal bankruptcy
filing and keep intact all labor contracts. This measure invites a
look at the power of government employee unions…