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Prison Guards Seek Schwarzenegger Recall

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 10:17:43 PM EST
Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger (all tags)
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The California Prison Guards Union is seeking to recall Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

It sounds like the guards want a pay raise. Gov. Arnie isn't fazed:

"I'm not going to get intimidated by those guys," Schwarzenegger told reporters in the Capitol on Monday after a ceremony honoring California's Olympic medalists. "The state should not spend more money than we take in, and their intimidation tactics will not make me change my mind whatsoever, because I happen to not represent the CCPOA. I represent the people of California."

The guards need a million signatures to get the recall on the ballot.

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    I ain't signing it (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by coigue on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 10:24:33 PM EST
    Those guards have too much power and prisons have too much of the budget here as it is

    An abuse of the recall (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by shoephone on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 10:33:01 PM EST
    Recalls are for public officials that have violated serious ethical or legal codes. Not giving in to a union is no basis for a recall.

    tell that to gray davis (5.00 / 3) (#5)
    by ChuckieTomato on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 10:43:05 PM EST
    As if that wasn't an abuse of the recall by republicans and enron.

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    That was an abuse as well. n/t (5.00 / 1) (#6)
    by shoephone on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 10:44:16 PM EST


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    Arnold and the prison guards (5.00 / 1) (#14)
    by domerdem on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 11:37:56 PM EST
    richly deserve each other

    well (none / 0) (#3)
    by AlSmith on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 10:40:23 PM EST

    Did the union spokesman really cite as a reason for the recall that there is a budget deficit and that the prison guards arent being paid enough? How can you reconcile those two things?

    Also it seems like the union has collected $4M too much from its members. If they are that concerned about their members financial well being their should rebate them the dues.

    That's what I was thinking (none / 0) (#7)
    by nycstray on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 10:46:17 PM EST
    they are going to spend 4mil to 'maybe' get pay raises when they get a new guy elected?

    Ok.

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    theyre getting minimum wage now (none / 0) (#23)
    by bigbay on Tue Sep 09, 2008 at 01:02:59 AM EST


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    CPOA bargaining unit is not theonly (none / 0) (#4)
    by oculus on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 10:42:18 PM EST
    one working for several years w/o a contract. They do have the most clout, though.

    This is True (none / 0) (#8)
    by Jane in CA on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 11:09:27 PM EST
    They do have the most clout, though.

    Just about the only thing I give Schwarzenegger credit for as governor is breaking the hold of the CPOA -- they still remain the strongest labor union in the state, but much of their power has diminished under this administration --that has a lot to do with the union's own overreaching, but Schwarzenegger took advantage of the situation very nicely to dilute their power.

    I am pro-union, by the way, but the CPOA was using its power to abuse prisoners and render the system unaccountable. There is a reason the California prison system is in receivership today.

     

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    The entire CA Dept. of Corrections (none / 0) (#10)
    by oculus on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 11:26:39 PM EST
    & Rehabilitaion is not under a federal court order.  The medical division is.  

    I don't agree the CPOA "was using its power to abuse prisoners."  Did definitely use its power to put a lid on accountability.  

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    Yes (none / 0) (#18)
    by Jane in CA on Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 11:57:48 PM EST
    I should have noted that the receivership was due to the abysmal failure of the system to respond to prisoner's medical needs

    As to abuse of prisoners, you and I will simply have to agree to disagree on that issue, I think.

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    We'll probably have to agree to disagree (