benefits. last june despite strong union opposition, 70% of san jose voters, the same number that supported president obama in 08 vote the for measure b. reed got his victory the same day scott walker easily is survived a union led recall challenge. but the san jose democrat bristles at the comparison. lots of people tried to draw the parallel with san jose and wisconsin. it is not a good analcy. analogy. he says he wants to force the union to accept cuts while walker curtailed some of their bargaining rights. in san jose we negotiated with the unions hundreds of hours and they are are still an important part of what we have to deal with. in providence, rhode island, mayor tavares feels the same way. he took office in 2012. i came into office expecting the deficit just not one of the
going to ten to cut services or bring down the cost of pensions. it would save the city billions over time but voters had to approve it first. that was hardly a slam dunk in a county that vot voted 70% for obama in 2008. reed pushed his case hard, demonizing city workers says firefighter robert s api en. trying to convince the public things were bad in the city because of employees. in some cases people have been accosted in grocery stores. from the firefighters and police officers perspective have you heard the stories they have been verbally abused and treated with scorn? there have been some instances of that but the facts are difficult and the facts are we have cut services over and over and over again to fund very expensive retirement benefits. last june despite strong union opposition, 70% of san
going to ten to cut services or bring down the cost of pensions. it would save the city billions over time but voters had to approve it first. that was hardly a slam dunk in a county that vot voted 70% for obama in 2008. reed pushed his case hard, demonizing city workers says firefighter robert s api en. trying to convince the public things were bad in the city because of employees. in some cases people have been accosted in grocery stores. from the firefighters and police officers perspective have you heard the stories they have been verbally abused and treated with scorn? there have been some instances of that but the facts are difficult and the facts are we have cut services over and over and over again to fund very expensive retirement benefits. last june despite strong union opposition, 70% of san
benefits. last june despite strong union opposition, 70% of san jose voters, the same number that supported president obama in 08 vote the for measure b. reed got his victory the same day scott walker easily is survived a union led recall challenge. but the san jose democrat bristles at the comparison. lots of people tried to draw the parallel with san jose and wisconsin. it is not a good analcy. analogy. he says he wants to force the union to accept cuts while walker curtailed some of their bargaining rights. in san jose we negotiated with the unions hundreds of hours and they are are still an important part of what we have to deal with. in providence, rhode island, mayor tavares feels the same way. he took office in 2012. i came into office expecting the deficit just not one of the
benefits. last june despite strong union opposition, 70% of san jose voters, the same number that supported president obama in 08 vote the for measure b. reed got his victory the same day scott walker easily is survived a union led recall challenge. but the san jose democrat bristles at the comparison. lots of people tried to draw the parallel with san jose and wisconsin. it is not a good analcy. analogy. he says he wants to force the union to accept cuts while walker curtailed some of their bargaining rights. in san jose we negotiated with the unions hundreds of hours and they are are still an important part of what we have to deal with. in providence, rhode island, mayor tavares feels the same way. he took office in 2012. i came into office expecting the deficit just not one of the magnitude we found.