Posts tagged Ken Girardin
New York: EDITORIAL: No right to know public employees’ addresses
May 10, 2023 // We believe information about public employees’ disciplinary records related to their jobs should be disclosed in many cases, especially when it affects public safety, such as in the case of police officers. Taxpayers have every right to know how public employees conduct themselves on their dime and to know how their supervisors handle accusations against public employees of malfeasance. The state Freedom of Information Law does not, nor should it, shield public employees from disclosure of actions that might embarrass them or make them look bad. We agree with that. But certain personal information about public employees — like their home addresses — should not be disclosed.
I4AW Adds Three Labor Voices to Prestigious Senior Fellows Program
January 30, 2023 // These new fellows- Ken Girardin, David Osborne, and Mailee Smith- have impressive backgrounds as policy leads at the foremost labor policy organizations in the country. Their work is bridging the information gap with data and analysis that show how outdated labor policies and special interest politics are harming a large swath of the American workforce and producing hostile economic conditions for workers and small business owners. “We are proud to highlight the important research and analysis that Ken, Mailee and David are contributing to the labor policy debate,” said president of Institute for the American Worker, F. Vincent Vernuccio. “These new fellows and their respective organizations are on the cutting edge of labor policy, and we are honored to include them on the I4AW team.”
Deals with CT unions focus on keeping workers, not streamlining workforce
March 10, 2022 // Those bonuses aren’t the hazard or premium pay unions have sought for front-line workers who couldn’t telecommute during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Labor leaders and the administration still are negotiating that issue, and special pandemic pay still might be awarded in the future.