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Judge Says Schwarzenegger Can Furlough 200,000 Workers
A judge has sided with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in his bid to save money by forcing state workers to take days off without pay.The furloughs; two days a month; are scheduled to start next week. Two state employee unions had challenged Schwarzenegger's executive order, saying he did not have authority to order furloughs. A Sacramento County Superior Court judge disagreed. He also cited the state's financial condition. California will be forced to make billions of dollars in cuts to close a deficit projected to hit $42 billion through June 2010. In his temporary order Thursday, Judge Patrick Marlette said: "The current circumstances constitute an emergency." Posted by: tipper 2009-01-29 |
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