The following statement is a response from Steve Shanahan, AFSCME 2620 President, regarding Governor Schwarzenegger’s May Budget Revision released today Friday May 14, 2010.
''Governor Schwarzenegger is leading California in the wrong direction once again--arbitrarily slashing state worker compensation and cutting critical social service programs. These cuts are short-term budget gimmicks that will only provoke long-term chaos and dysfunction,''...
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May 14, 2010
July 9, 2009
The following statement is a response from Nancy Swindell, President AFSCME 2620, concerning Gov.
Schwarzenegger’s latest plan to cut state services by 20%:
''I understand Hollywood actors are drawn to drama, but Schwarzenegger's absurd furlough
plan will produce a real-life horror picture that no Californian could stand to watch. Slashing
critical services that reduce the spread of contagious diseases, keep children safe in child care
facilities and prevent dangerous criminals from walking the streets will transform the Golden
State into an unlivable third-world country.''...
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July 1, 2009
''Schwarzenegger's Furlough Friday order should be renamed 'Schwarzenegger's Furlough Fiasco,' because that will be the result. Furloughing state employees, who provide critical, life saving services, will only accelerate California's financial freefall. Reducing the amount of time state employees can spend working to reduce crime and keep child care centers safe, puts California communities on a direct path toward disintegration, not stabilization.'' said Nancy Swindell, President AFSCME 2620.
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June 26, 2009
''Gov. Schwarzenegger says state workers need to take a 'haircut,' but a 14% pay cut is more like a buzz cut. It's time Gov. Schwarzenegger stop searching for budget scapegoats and start looking for real budget solutions.'' said Nancy Swindell, President AFSCME 2620.
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June 17, 2009
''We are eager to be part of the budget solution, but we're unwilling to be Schwarzenegger's budget scapegoat,'' said Nancy Swindell, President AFSCME 2620.
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June 2, 2009
May 20, 2009
May 16, 2008
Public Health and Safety Jeopardized by Proposed Budget Cuts (PDF)
AFSCME 2620 Urges "YES" Vote on Props 1A-1F
Statement by Nancy Swindell, President AFSCME 2620:
March 23, 2008
AFSCME 2620 Endorses May Ballot Measures (PDF)
June 18, 2008
Prison expansion plan shrinks (PDF)
June 18, 2008
California Prison Health Care Receiver Preparing Request To Seize Funds (PDF)
May 24, 2007
Judge Orders Equal Pay for State Hospital Clinicians (PDF)
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