MOORLACH UPDATE — Janus Decision — June 28, 2018
The favorable Janus decision by the United States Supreme Court was announced yesterday. The Daily Journalcovers it in the first piece below.
This is very big news. Especially in a state that is run by public employee union officials. One can only hope that it is a game changer and that it provides some appropriate fiscal relief in Sacramento.
Let me expand on this piece. As a result of public employee unions using a significant portion of the dues they collect to campaign for candidates and elected officials who decide on their salary and benefit packages, which is the largest conflict of interest in this industry, most municipalities find themselves in fiscal distress. My recently released Unrestricted Net Deficit Per Capita listings illustrate this tragic conundrum.
The significant amount of campaign “slush fund” cash allows unions as leverage and is extremely intimidating when negotiating with insecure elected officials at the bargaining table . Hopefully, future negotiations will be based on the merits of the proposals and not on the inference that another candidate will be backed to run against those currently in office. And, if the taxpayers are fortunate, maybe some of the fiscal benefit overreaches by the public employee unions of the past can be reversed in order to protect the financial sustainability of their public employers.
The Sacramento Beeprovides an electronic piece on the reactions to the ruling in the second piece below. Here is the attachment to my noted Tweet:
The third piece is an electronic editorial in theDaily Breeze by the OC Register. It gives a shout out to my SB 247 (see https://moorlach.cssrc.us/content/senate-bill-247-reducing-occupational-licensing-lawsand MOORLACH UPDATE — Earning a Living — November 30, 2017) .
The fourth piece recognizes my Small Business of the Year recipient for 2018 in the Orange County Breeze. Bruce and Lisa Hughes were two of my Becker CPA Review Course instructors forty years ago. Both have also served with distinction on Orange County committees focused on the County’s fiscal well-being. Congratulations to a couple that have invested heavily over the decades in service to the County of Orange.
Supreme Court decision draws ire of local unions
Workers decry justices’ vote as barrier to benefits, quality work
- By Anna Schuessler Daily Journal staff
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Rapid response: Supreme Court’s Janus vs. AFSCME labor union ruling
BY BRYAN ANDERSON
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https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article213923749.html
State Sen. John Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa
“One week from today, we’ll celebrate our nation’s independence from British rule. Today we celebrate our independence from public employee union control over hard-working Americans.”
Sacramento Democrats kill another common sense occupational licensing reform bill
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Orange County Register
Senator John Moorlach honored Hughes & Hughes, LLP 2018 California Small Business Association honoree
