Voters in California Appear to Approve Pension Cuts

by Rusty Bubbles Posted 2012/06/06 09:42:27

Related Topics: Labor Union, Scott Walker, Pension, Retirement, San Diego, Unions, Los Angeles, Gov. Scott Walker, Labor, Budget, Union, Voters, Recall, Wisconsin

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LOS ANGELES — As Wisconsin residents voted on Tuesday not to recall Gov. Scott Walker — who has become an enemy of labor unions nationwide — two California cities dealt blows of their own to organized labor.

In both San Diego and San Jose, voters appeared to overwhelmingly approve ballot initiatives designed to help balance ailing municipal budgets by cutting retirement benefits for city workers.

Around 70 percent of San Jose voters favored the pension reform measure, with almost 80 percent of precincts reporting. In San Diego, 67 percent had supported a similar pension reform measure, with more than 65 percent of precincts reporting.

“This is really important to our taxpayers,” Chuck Reed, the mayor of San Jose, said Tuesday night. “We’ll get control over these skyrocketing retirement costs and be able to provide the services they are paying for.”

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DM Twin 2012/06/06 14:37:30

Common Sense is catching on

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Good... because WE will NOT be bailing out California ... EVER

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daylight 2012/06/06 09:59:45 (edited)

Other Thoughts

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Hopefully they are waking up to the fact if they don't change their life style they are going to lose the best of the best because they are leaving the state by the millions.

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