Unions punish Mahan
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In which Mahan's even modest pushback on labor's financial demands prompts bigtime counterpunch in gov. race.
Gonzales stiffs Mahan
“I have promoted all the Democratic candidates at one point or another, except Mahan,” California Federation of Labor Unions President Lorena Gonzalez wrote in an April 28 social media post. “We are opposed to the candidate funded by Trump’s big tech billionaires. And the Republicans.”
--from SF Standard's behind-the-scenes analysis of Mahan campaign
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Perhaps because it's a one-way ratchet at the muni level
"There's pressure on cities to start new programs, throw money at issues the private sector could handle more efficiently, and hire more people. And then there's pressure to pay those employees more and more, and taxpayers are footing the bill. This is a ratchet that only goes one way. Cities let their scope grow outside what it's supposed to be, then are in a perpetual squeeze from unions to do and pay more."
--Sheridan Swanson, California Policy Center
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Then again, Labor can bring greater efficiencies & profits to business
"When workplaces have more equitable operations that include worker voice, they tend to experience lower turnover, reducing associated costs to businesses while also ensuring workers are paid equal to the value they contribute. Through widespread collective bargaining, market failures can be corrected, decades of income inequality may be reversed, and economic growth can be supported."
--Workrisenetwork
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