Comments on: Collective bargaining hammered by push polling http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/05/27/collective-bargaining-hammered-by-push-polling/ The Progressive Pulse is a blog about the issues, debates, and people that affect North Carolina public policy. As with the organization that sponsors it, NC Policy Watch, its ultimate objective is to improve the quality of life in the state, in this case by promoting the development of an informed, energetic and progressive online community. The Progressive Pulse welcomes the contributions of interested people of all points of view provided they are of a reasonable length, have some relevance to issues of North Carolina public policy and abide by the common rules of online etiquette (i.e., please avoid inappropriate language and show a measure of respect for others --even the John Locke Foundation). To post a comment, simply click the comment line then provide your name and email. Your email address will not be collected or shared. If you would like to be contributing writer, please send your post to info@ncpolicywatch.com with 'blog' in the subject line. If the post meets with our criteria (has a progressive perspective and is relative to our state), we will publish it. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:12:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Belinda http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/05/27/collective-bargaining-hammered-by-push-polling/comment-page-1/#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.

]]> By: andrewperrin http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/05/27/collective-bargaining-hammered-by-push-polling/comment-page-1/#comment-10780 andrewperrin Wed, 28 May 2008 23:50:47 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1130#comment-10780 FYI this has all become quite a brouhaha over at Red Clay Citizen....http://redclaycitizen.typepad.com/redclay/2008/05/what-is-a-push.html FYI this has all become quite a brouhaha over at Red Clay Citizen….http://redclaycitizen.typepad.com/redclay/2008/05/what-is-a-push.html

]]> By: Jerimee http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/05/27/collective-bargaining-hammered-by-push-polling/comment-page-1/#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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