Government employees
Nearly Three Out of 10 Hawaiians Work for Government
Which makes policy discussions in that state much fun
2012 a Terrible Year for Illinois Public Pension Returns
Two out of five plans lost money. None reached as high as 1 percent on returns.
Australia Tells Customs Officers To Snitch on Each Other's Off-Duty Activities
So, it's no better downunder, then
Bill Would Make Federal Employees Conduct Union Business on Their Own Time
Taxpayers wouldn't have to subsidize private activity
Exposing Fraud in New Jersey's Broken Pension System
Former cops collect hefty lifetime pensions thanks to bogus disability claims.
Public Sector Workers Earn More Than Private-Sector Counterparts in Alberta
So it's not just an American phenomenon
State Workers in Michigan Average More Sick Days Than Those in Private Sector
According to report from Bureau of Labor Statistics
Fla. Supreme Court Upholds Public Pension Law
Employees required to contribute 3 percent into own retirement fund
British Civil Servants May Strike over Pay, Pension Cuts
Quarter of a million members of Public and Commercial Services Union to cast vote
Bloomberg vs. the Bus Drivers
Public-sector union power has reached the point where even Mayor Bloomberg is concerned.
Hiring More Cops Is Not the Answer
Public officials need to consider a wider array of crime-fighting options.
Illinois Pension Reform Appears Dead
Governor continues to vaguely ask for somebody to do something or other
Ill. Governor Hopes Pension Reform Bill Will Pass
But measure to shift responsibility for educators' retirement funds from state to school districts abandoned
NJ Town Ordered to Pay for Officers' Helicopter-Flying Lessons
Classes had nothing to do with job, but union contract makes no distinction
Labor Union Fights Liquor Store Privatization in Pennsylvania
How organized labor is resisting efforts to privatize the state-owned liquor monopoly.
Congress, Federal Employees to See Pay Raises
Granted, it's only a half of a percent increase
Tough Year Ahead for California Taxpayers and Wealth Producers
The Golden State's big government keeps getting bigger.
Audit: Calif. Parks Dept. Deliberately Underreported Finances
Hid funds from the state in midst of fiscal crisis
Top Australian Government Officials Get a $100K Raise
If it was a corporation, the usual suspects would scream
CA Employee Posted Thousands of Comments Online While On the Clock
Wait ... You can get paid for that?
Ticked-Off By Press Investigation, Government Lab Worker Turns Threatening
But does that attitude constitute renewable energy?
Federal Workers Have Suffered Enough, Says Congressman
Poor babies. Has anybody mentioned to the bloated government workforce that we're broke?
Bloomberg Takes Aim at the Fiscal Horror Show of State Employee Salaries
Fiddling with the rules while the economy burns
Calif. Employee Pay Spirals Out of Control
State psychiatrist rakes in More than $800,000 a year
Illinois Starts Nibbling at the Edge of Pension Reform
Solutions a far cry from dealing with issues of sustainability
Illinois Pension Payment to Increase by Another Billion Next Year
Politicians dither while problem continues to grow
Nearly All Scranton, PA, Taxes Go to Public-Employee Benefits
But they're worth every penny, right?
VA School Staffing Grows Five Times Faster Than Student Body
Those padded payrolls don't come cheap
Los Angeles Will Not Soon Be Following the Pension Reform Lead of San Diego and San Jose
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has dropped his quest, on which he spent a reported $500,000, to gather signatures for a ballot initiative that would have replaced defined-benefit pensions for city employees with 401(k)-style defined-contribution plans.
Jersey City Spends $15 Million On "Longevity Pay" While Touting Pay Freeze
Good work if you can get it
