Schwarzenegger orders mass layoffs, unpaid furloughs

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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget20-2008dec20,0,4411499.story


Union leaders for state employees vow to challenge the legality of the mandatory time off, which amounts to about a 9% pay cut according to the governor's finance department.


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday ordered mass layoffs and unpaid furloughs for state workers starting in February to address California's growing fiscal crisis.

Under his executive order, 238,000 employees will be forced to take off two unpaid days per month through June 30, 2010. Managers will receive either the furlough or an equivalent salary reduction during the same period.

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"The situation is out of control," said Walker, who represents 95,000 people, the largest number of unionized white-collar state workers. "With the state's economy heading towards a cliff, Gov. Schwarzenegger has pushed the state's fiscal crisis into catastrophe."

Walker said the new layoffs will come on top of 10,000 job cuts made in the last year.
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guess Calif. will be the next state to crash thanks to the neo cons

[napi21]

1. I'm sad for the workers, but what option does Arnie have? There's

NO MONEY to pay them! I know Ca. is an expensive place to live, but we're talking 2 days a month here! That's a heck of a lot better than NO JOB AT ALL as many others have to face.

[haele]

4. His options are to stop coddling the corporations and wealthy who are

using California resources at a far greater rate than the average California citizen and start saying "we're at rock bottom; if you want to play in California, you have to start paying close to your fair share"...
There's ways to work that so that it doesn't sound so harsh, but the state has to raise revenue and we've been just giving things away like a desperate geek trying to keep the hot but emotionally abusive boyfriend or girlfriend.

Tax breaks and sweetheart deals haven't kept corporations in California, anyway. They're still leaving as soon as someone else gives them an expensive gift package for just showing up and talking pretty.

Haele

[malaise]

2. Why don't they recall that idiot? n/t

[mondo joe]

3. I don't want to defend him, but there are other states in crisis too, and Democratic governors

having to make awful choices.

[riley3]

5. What are the democratic governors doing? There are too many rich people in

California not paying their share, but leave the sacrifice up to the working people.

[NV Whino]

6. So, Arnie

How's that Enron settlement working out for you?

Goddamned Republican fucktard.

[roody]

7. Is he taking a cut as well?

[Mudoria]

8. He doesn't take the money that the Governorship pays...