Mayor Johnson supports collective bargaining bill
Groups hoping to end North Carolina's ban on collective bargaining rights for public workers rallied at the General Assembly today. North Carolina and Virginia are the only two states with such a prohibition.
H 1583 would end that ban.
Greensboro Mayor Yvonne Johnson came for the rally today, probably among the few municipal officials to be so outspoken in support of the bill. The North Carolina League of Municipalities, which lobbies on behalf of the state's towns and cities, has opposed the legislation.
"There's no question in my mind that we ought to have the option," Yvonne Johnson said on a phone call. "I think we could save a lot of legal fees that way...I think city employees should have the same rights as somebody who works at Wal*Mart."
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".I think city employees should have the same rights as somebody who works at Wal*Mart.""
Hilarious statement from our Mayor given that WalMart is the most aggressive anti-union employer in the nation.
Posted on June 11, 2008 6:31 PM