California Supreme Court
Jan. 26, 2011
Public Employees Can Be Laid Off Without Union Approval
The decision to lay off public employees, including firefighters, isn't subject to union negotiations, the state Supreme Court said Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The decision to lay off public employees, including firefighters, isn't subject to union negotiations, the state Supreme Court said Monday.
The ruling gives state and local government officials a bargaining chip to convince workers to accept pay and benefit cuts to close deep budget gaps, said Jeffrey Sloan of Renne Sloan Holtzman & Sakai in San Francisco.
Sloan represented the city o...
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