In the Press

- Palo Alto sees more tough union talks ahead
San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 9, 2009

- Palo Alto union questions $4.8 million mistake fix
San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 23, 2009

- No strike from city union
The Daily News, Oct. 28, 2009

- Palo Alto City Workers Counting Strike Vote Ballots 


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- Job Actions Threatened But No Strike Yet In Palo Alto
KTVU, Oct. 27, 2009

- With no contract deal, Palo Alto imposes wage cuts
San Jose Mercury News, Oct. 27, 2009

- Palo Alto Workers in the News
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- Budget Expert Calls on the City of Palo Alto to Hold Public Hearing
Bob Brownstein, who has spent more than 20 years as senior advisor to local elected officials including 8 years as budget director for the Mayor of San Jose, calls the city's response to questions raised about its Internal Service Funds "insufficient".
"Palo Alto's employees have raised serious questions that warrant an open debate. A public forum to discuss the budget can help provide the answers."
"If a city transfers substantial operating revenue to its capital budget, as it appears Palo Alto has done, then it is fair to ask whether future short-falls in the General Fund are structural or the result of disputable priorities."
Click here to read Brownstein's Op Ed published on Sept. 22 in The Daily News.

- Former Palo Alto City Councilwoman LaDorris Cordell, calls for stop to union bashing
"Tensions are high as the city management and union leaders negotiate SEIU's new contract. Talk of a pending strike has escalated. This is not the time for council candidates to engage in union bashing, which, sadly, is exactly what those who have singled out the union in this fashion are encouraging."
"We need council members who represent all of our community, which includes our hardworking city employees."
Click here to read Cordell's Op Ed published on Sept. 18 in the Palo Alto Online.

- City lays out goals on Web; union retaliates with site
Source: The Daily News, August 19, 2009
BY DIANA SAMUELS, Daily News Staff Writer
As Palo Alto showed off a new feature on its Web site Tuesday, the city's service worker union saw an opportunity f...
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- Palo Alto, employees union face off on Web as city launches new site
Source: San Jose Mercury News, August 19, 2009
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_13156701