Just two days after April Fools Day, the California State Assembly passed House Resolution 29 to denounce outsourcing of government services to private contractors and pledging oppose all future “outsourcing of public services and assets.”  Despite staunch opposition from the League of Cities and other local government agencies across the state, the bill was first read on the Assembly floor in the morning of April 3rd, substantially amended, and passed the very same day on a Democrat party-line vote. The California Assembly is now demanding that all janitors in the State of California be unionized. According to Dan Carrigg, Legislative Director for League of California Cities, “By fast-tracking this legislation, our state’s leadership really cut out an opportunity for public visibility on this issue as well as for members of the Assembly to understand the full impact of this resolution.” The League believes that even though the legislation is seem...(Read Full Post)