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From California: |
September 21, 2002 Contra Costa Times: Engineers Urge
Davis to Sign Bill for Raises |
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From
Connecticut: |
Furloughs To Close
State Agencies Friday
A cost-cutting move by
Connecticut means a four-day holiday weekend for thousands of
state workers and a shutdown of some services for state
residents. Read Article here.
RELL BUDGET
Gov. M.
Jodi Rell's two-year, $38.4 billion budget proposal would cut
400 jobs, seek hundreds of millions of dollars in concessions
from state labor unions and eliminate or consolidate 23 state
commissions to make up an estimated $8.6 billion budget
shortfall.
Read article here.
"Little Dig"
Outsourcing Scandal 'as ugly as it gets.'
Four SEIU
Local 2001 members testified at legislative oversight hearings
at the state capitol the week of July 16 into the "Little Dig"
outsourcing scandal -- and were featured in numerous news
articles and broadcast clips. See the
SEIU contracting media website for full text of all the
articles and the video coverage. |
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June 28, 2007 News Release:
I-84 Debacle Highlighted in National Report on Contracting-Out
Transportation Projects |
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Good News, Bads
News on Connecticut Clean Contracting Bill: |
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October 9, 2007 Journal Inquirer
The Connecticut State Employees Association is
wondering why there was no fanfare when Gov. M. Jodi
Rell signed the "clean contracting'' bill on
Saturday that was finally passed last month on its
fifth try. |
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June 7, 2007 Journal Inquirer published the first news
report on the bill, which includes CSEA/SEIU, Local 2001
Political Director Rick Melita's comments -- it is a must read
for the true story of how special interests moved their keepers
in the CGA worked to protect their own. |
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June 7, 2007 post at the ACEC/CT Executive Director's "blog"
for their "spin" on the bill, which would have absolutely hurt
their ability to exploit CT taxpayers with costly public project
contracts. |
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CSEA/SEIU Local 2001 issued this press release on June 8,
2007 to announce their continued commitment to keeping the
coalition that nearly passed this bill together moving
forward...they also placed blame for the delaying tactics where
it belongs -- on the private sector consultant lobby, and are
preparing to expose the role of the lawmakers who did their
bidding. |
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On Little Dig
scandal news:
CSEA/SEIU Local 2001's behind the scenes efforts brought out the
name of the private consultants conspicuously left out of the
Knowles/Hill audit report on the Little Dig -- Close, Jensen &
Miller (see page #15 of "Highway Robbery" for a refresher on
their role in public contracting abuse)...last week the
New Haven Register had this very informed article on their
role in designing the Little Dig. |
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The Latest on
Little Dig I-84 Fiasco: |
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Calls for Investigation into I-84 Debacle,
April 30, 2007 CT News Junkie |
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Democrats Look at Use of Contractors,
May 1, 2007 Connecticut's The Day.com |
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DOT Report posted on State of Connecticut's OPM Website |
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Add-Ons Fattened I-84 Contract, May 18, 2007 New Haven
Register |
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Business as Usual at DOT Despite I-84 Scandal, May 8, 2007
New Haven Register |
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Video of
5/17/07 news briefing at the capitol the Transportation
Committee held to urge the Governor to move the DOT to issue the
report BEFORE the end of the current session (Flash Media video) |
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More on Connecticut's
Little Big Dig: |
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"Little Dig" Outsourcing
Scandal in Connecticut |
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The Mess Runs Deep,
October 1, 2006 Hartford Courant |
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I-84 Concerns Voiced,
November 1, 2006 New Britain Herald |
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Workers: State Wasted on
I-84, November 1, 2006 Record-Journal |
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I-84 Work Crews
Resurface in State, November 12, 2006 Sunday Republican
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I-84 Project to be
Audited, October 3, 2006 Hartford Courant |
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Highway Robbery:
How Connecticut Wastes Millions on Contracted-Out Transportation
Projects |
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From Illinois: |
September 1, 2006 AASHTO Journal:
Governor Says He Will Not Support Sale of the Illinois Tollway |
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From Indiana: |
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From Maryland: |
July 2
Washington Business Journal: Maryland May Shift Gears to
Privatize Some Road Projects |
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April 30,
2003 Baltimore Sun: State Workers Sue for Pay Raise |
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From Massachusetts:
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August 7, 2007 The Boston Globe:
Malign neglect |
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March
29, 2005 ABC News: Political Ambitions Collide Over
Big Dig |
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January 25, 2005 Boston.com: Big Dig Probe Allegedly
Impeded |
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June 14,
2004: NASHTU Represented at Annual Fraud Awareness
Conference |
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July 8,
2003: FHWA Staffing Report |
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April 11,
2003 Boston Globe: Judge Rejects Effort to Keep Big
Dig Records Secret |
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March 31,
2003 Testimony of Mary Richards, President of the
Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers & Scientists
(MOSES) Before the Senate Committee on Post Audit & Oversight
Relative to the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel |
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December 9
Boston Globe: Transportation Projects Idle Behind Big
Dig |
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November 23,
2002 Boston Globe: Big Dig Review to Target Cost
Overruns |
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J. Richard Capka
appointed Deputy Director of Federal Highway Administration |
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September 13,
2002 Boston Globe: Report Predicts Big Dig's Tunnels Won't
Open on Time |
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September 13,
2002 Boston Globe: Asphalt Firm Officials Charged With Price
Fixing |
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August 26,
2002 Press Release: Engineers & Scientists RIP Swift for
Veto of Anti-Patronage Amendment |
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June 28, 2002
Letter to Congressman Michael E. Capuano |
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From Michigan: |
Michigan
Seeks Decentralization Experiences |
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From Minnesota: |
NASHTU's
Loss, Glenn West Moving On |
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July 8, 2002
Star-Tribune Article: Shortage of Civil Engineers Looms
for Minnesota's Department of Transportation |
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From New Jersey:
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News from CWA Local 1032:
Cost Analysis Could Save New
Jersey $26 Million Annually |
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New language negotiated in New Jersey by
CWA on privatization. |
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Feds
Freeze State Highway Funds |
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State
Union: Don't Outsource Engineer Work - November 25, 2003 |
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What a
Tangle! A March 12, 2005 Trenton Times Editorial
summarizes
New Jersey’s problems with the FHWA because of “pay to play”
legislation the state recently enacted. |
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From New York: |
Hevesi Blocks
Transportation Borrowing Plan -- July 22, 2005 New York
Times |
| From Ohio: |
Part 1 of a 3-Part
Series: Political contributors get Ohio Department of
Transportation contracts - September 18, 2005 Toledo Blade |
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Part 2 of a 3-Part
Series: Big spenders funnel cash to Coleman; ODOT
contractors pad candidate's war chest -- September 19, 2005
Toledo Blade |
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Part 3 of a 3-Part
Series: ODOT contractors find more than 1 way to give
to campaigns - September 20, 2005 Toledo Blade |
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From Oregon: |
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From Oklahoma: |
Taxpayers
Win in Oklahoma: Governor and Legislature Approve Accountability
in Contracting Legislation |
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Some
Companies Withdraw Support of REID - May 10, 2002 |
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From Rhode Island: |
Audit Blasts Contractors - May 19,
2007 Hartford Courant |
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Rhode Island Investigates
Outrageous Overhead Rates in Outsourced Engineering Contracts |
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From Wisconsin: |
Wisconsin DOT
Drafts Emergency Rule Implementing Cost-Benefit
Analysis Requirement |
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DOT Official's Role Murky -
11/3/05 Milwaukee Sentinel Journal
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Outsourcing Cover-up Continues in Wisconsin: Doyle Wrong
on Records |
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Wisconsin DOT: Consultants Cost More. WISDOT's
Response to the Administration's Review of WISDOT's Cost
Analysis -- Consultants vs. State Forces |
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December
17, 2004 Journal Sentinel: DOT Lawyer Demoted After
Report Released |
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August
18, 2004: Taxpayers Fleeced as Big Campaign Donors Get
Sweetheart Privatization Deal. Read the Wisconsin
Democracy Campaign |
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August
15, 2004: State Pays More to Privatize DOT Job |
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March 2004: WISCONSIN STATE
EMPLOYEES UNION AFSCME COUNCIL 24 has contacted their State
Legislature about the practice of using outside consulting
firms. Read the
correspondence. |
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A Bill
That Would Change Highway Funds Reporting is coming before the
Wisconsin Legislature |
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Cowles
to Introduce DOT Highway Costs Accountability Bill -- dated
January 24, 2004 |
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The Wisconsin State Engineering
Association wrote this letter
to their Governor about labor contracts being held hostage by
their Legislature. |
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NASHTU is proud to welcome a new member
-- Wisconsin Council 40/AFSCME.
Wisconsin Council 40 represents 32,000
local government and private non-profit employees throughout
Wisconsin -- including several thousand employees working for
county highway departments and municipal street departments. |
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How to
Comment on TEA-21 |
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Legislative
Action |
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August
24, 2002 Letter to the Editor, Capital Times |
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