Just so I understand this correctly...the city council is not running the
city..?
The DFL State Central Committee, controlled by the labor unions, is
controlling
the city council board members?
And the city can't run in the black even tho they charge 600% higher than
the
normal state fee?
This gives good reason to why we need diversity, independent thinkers and
those with heart to challenge. Benson, Goodman, Samuels and Ostrow
need to stay in office.
Dorie Gallagher/Nokomis
Interesting POLITICS IN MINNESOTA recap of the Minneapolis Electrician's
Union dustup with the City Council.
Bill Dooley
A smart move for Minneapolitans because the city charges $500 for
residential permits, which works out to be more than 600% higher than the
state fee
of $82. A smart move for the city because despite the high fees, the
city is
still losing money on the program – about $437,000 in 2004 alone.
Enter the Minneapolis electricians’ union. The group brought the matter
to
the DFL State Central Committee and got the group to pass a resolution
condemning the four Minneapolis City Council members who voted to use the
state
electricians. The resolution read, "Be it resolved that the central
committee
of the MN DFL strongly urges the DFL members of the Minneapolis City
Council
to adhere to the principles of the DFL platform by upholding the rights
of
city employees to bargain collectively without threat of reprisal."
The four city council members wrote a letter to DFL State Party Chair
Brian
Melendez which said, in part, "The City Council’s action was the right
action
for our taxpayers, for our consumers and for our citizens. The efficient
and effective delivery of services must also be a value of our DFL party.
[We]
hope and trust that future discussions of the State Central Committee
will
be more informed and show a greater respect for our policy decisions."
Signing the letter were council members Scott Benson (Ward 11), Lisa
Goodman (Ward
7), Paul Ostrow (Ward 1) and Don Samuels (Ward 3). The Minneapolis
electricians filed for and were granted an injunction to prevent the city
from turning
matters electric to the state."
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