KATU Obtained a Report from Oregon Listing State Workers' Salaries Compared to those in the Private Sector.

Thank You Jeff Krupf and Oregon Capital Watch for bringing this to Steve Dunn at KATU.
The state is using an average salary for groups of employees. So imagine an employee is making $10,000 a month in total compensation in the private sector, and say the state worker is making a market ratio of 140 percent. That means the state worker would make $14,000 in total compensation a month for doing basically the same job as someone in the private sector. "When I served in the Legislature, I never knew this report existed," Kropf said. "Nobody in that building sees this report. Only the governor sees it, the Department of Administrative Services, and the unions because this is use for collective bargaining."
www.katu.com/politics/Report-Many-state-workers-to....html

SEIU's Proposed Hospital Ballot Measures Getting National Attention!

Service Employees International Union's proposed 2014 ballot measures in Oregon and California may be the vanguard of a national movement. Although it is unclear how many if any of those measures will make the ballot, The Wall Street Journal reported today the measures may be in part a tactic to organize more hospital workers. Meg Niemi, president of the Oregon SEIU local backing the initiatives in that state, said it hasn't otherwise been able to improve the affordability and quality of health care through cooperation with the industry. She said the union isn't seeking a neutrality agreement, but is interested in organizing members. SEIU played a supportive role in passage of the Affordable Care Act and is helping Oregonians enroll for health insurance under Cover Oregon. An argument might be made that poor judgement like that, and since the Obamacare/ACA (and Kitzhabercare) in Oregon is first and foremost about medical care rationing, is the best argument for voting against anything the SEIU tries to put on the ballot.
www.wweek.com/portland/blog-30969-seius_proposed_h....html