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Government

Jan. 23, 2014

Public attorney union members' promotion spawns debate about fairness

While transfers from union leadership to management happen frequently, labor law experts say, the timing of the promotion can create an awkward situation.


By Katie Lucia


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN BERNARDINO - Public attorneys here suffered a heavy blow in the last bout of contract negotiations with the county. The county's Public Attorneys Association, which represents prosecutors, deputy public defenders and child support lawyers, took a hard-line approach with county negotiators bent on scaling back the local government's budget.


But after lengthy, unfruitful negotiations, the c...

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