PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION: MYTH & REALITY -- A Community Forum & Dialog

Submitted by Anna on Sun, 01/23/2011 - 12:58

The Sonoma County Coalition of Labor Organizations, North Bay Labor Council, and the Living Wage Coalition invite you to attend a panel discussion on:

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION: MYTH & REALITY
A Community Forum & Dialog

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd
5:45-8:00 PM

Odd Fellows Hall
545 Pacific Ave
Santa Rosa, CA

5:45-6:00 PM Reception and Refreshment
6-7 PM Speakers
7-8:00 PM Discussion and Q & A

Featuring:
Sylvia Allegretto Ph.D., Co-Author of “The Truth About Public Employees in California: They are Neither Overpaid or Overcompensated” A Policy Brief from the U.C. Berkeley Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.

Gary Bei, Retirement Administrator, Sonoma County Retirement Department

Moderator, Rev. Raymond Decker, Pastor Emeritus, Archdiocese of San Francisco

This event is free and wheelchair accessible.
For more information call Marcia Barton 293-2865

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An article by Robert Reich:

San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Public employees are GOP’s scapegoats

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/15/INVK1H7F9A.DTL&ao=all