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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 11, 2013

Unions push for court worker protection in legislature

An Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday highlighted two successful efforts by courtworkers unions to protect their members from losing jobs to outsourcing and technology by courts seeking to save money in light of budget cuts.


By Paul Jones


and Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writers


Court employee unions won an early victory against court administrators Tuesday after the Assembly Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would set limits on courts' ability to hire outside contractors.


Assembly Bill 566 by committee chairman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, would impose new requirements on courts seeking to contract with private companies for services such...

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