Comments on: Collective bargaining hammered by push polling http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/05/27/collective-bargaining-hammered-by-push-polling/ Affecting NC public policy through informed, energetic and progressive conversations. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:14:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Belinda http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/05/27/collective-bargaining-hammered-by-push-polling/#comment-10836 Belinda Thu, 29 May 2008 16:14:40 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1130#comment-10836 According to the Office of State Personnel (http://www.osp.state.nc.us/CompWebSite/Legislative%20Increase%20History.doc), the Legislative Increases awarded to State employees (without collective bargaining) over the past four years have totaled 14% (2007 = 4%, 2006 = 5.5%, 2005 = 2.0%, and 2004 = 2.5%). According to the text of the above article (Collective Bargaining Hammered by Push Polling posted at 12:58 PM by Chris Fitzsimon), "union membership increased the pay of low wage workers in North Carolina by as much as 14 percent in the last four years." 14% without collective bargaining. 14% with collective bargaining. Factor in union dues to pay the fat salaries of the suntanned union bosses wearing Armani suits and it seems to be a net loss to my pocketbook to join a union. According to the Office of State Personnel (http://www.osp.state.nc.us/CompWebSite/Legislative%20Increase%20History.doc), the Legislative Increases awarded to State employees (without collective bargaining) over the past four years have totaled 14% (2007 = 4%, 2006 = 5.5%, 2005 = 2.0%, and 2004 = 2.5%). According to the text of the above article (Collective Bargaining Hammered by Push Polling posted at 12:58 PM by Chris Fitzsimon), “union membership increased the pay of low wage workers in North Carolina by as much as 14 percent in the last four years.” 14% without collective bargaining. 14% with collective bargaining. Factor in union dues to pay the fat salaries of the suntanned union bosses wearing Armani suits and it seems to be a net loss to my pocketbook to join a union.

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]]> By: Jerimee http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/05/27/collective-bargaining-hammered-by-push-polling/#comment-10651 Jerimee Tue, 27 May 2008 17:33:00 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1130#comment-10651 I wonder if they do a poll to determine what poll questions to use. The way they phrase the question makes it sound about manipulating elections. I suppose a question mentioning freedom of assembly and universal human rights wouldn't serve Civitas's partisan agenda very well. I wonder if they do a poll to determine what poll questions to use.

The way they phrase the question makes it sound about manipulating elections. I suppose a question mentioning freedom of assembly and universal human rights wouldn’t serve Civitas’s partisan agenda very well.

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