Salvation comes in small doses sometimes. But in California we'll take what we can get.
Jerry Brown is far from being a crusader against the power of public-sector unions. As a matter of fact, he was elected with their money, as our own Steven Greenhut has chronicled. But he did do something sensible today, when he vetoed one of the approximately 600 bills sent to his desk by the legislature. As I've previously reported, the legislation would have essentially allowed for the unionization of babysitters (that may sound extreme, but in California we can count it as a win that the legislature didn't try to unionize babies).
Brown wrote in his veto message, "Today California, like the nation itself, is facing huge budget challenges. Given that reality, I am reluctant to embark on a program of this magnitude and potential cost." A humble suggestion for the governor: copy and paste that text for nearly every bill that comes across your desk.
Jerry Brown is far from being a crusader against the power of public-sector unions. As a matter of fact, he was elected with their money, as our own Steven Greenhut has chronicled. But he did do something sensible today, when he vetoed one of the approximately 600 bills sent to his desk by the legislature. As I've previously reported, the legislation would have essentially allowed for the unionization of babysitters (that may sound extreme, but in California we can count it as a win that the legislature didn't try to unionize babies).
Brown wrote in his veto message, "Today California, like the nation itself, is facing huge budget challenges. Given that reality, I am reluctant to embark on a program of this magnitude and potential cost." A humble suggestion for the governor: copy and paste that text for nearly every bill that comes across your desk.
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