4th of July is a day to rejoice, be proud and salute all those brave warriors who fought for the freedom of our country. No amount of appreciation will be enough to describe their efforts. Have a great 4th of July.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to rehear a challenge to the power of public sector unions.
Without comment, the court issued a one-line order saying it would not put the case back on the docket for next term.
In March, the court reached a 4-4 tie in a case brought by a group of California teachers. They challenged the requirement that public employees who don't want to join a union must still pay a share of union dues, to cover the cost of negotiation contracts.
The tie vote left a lower court ruling, in favor of the unions, in place. The outcome was a big boost for unions representing millions of the nation's public employees -- teachers, firefighters, nurses and police -- in nearly half the states.
The challengers seemed certain to win when the case was argued in January, bu the death a month later of Justice Antonin Scalia removed the likely fifth vote they needed in order to prevail.
By seeking rehearing, the challenges were hoping the court would take up the issue again next term after a ninth justice was confirmed. But the Supreme Court almost never grants requests to hear a case again.
FIREFIGHTERS URGE PUBLIC TO BE SAFE WITH FIREWORKS AHEAD OF JULY 4TH
FOX 40, 6/21/2016
Bright signs around Sacramento are a reminder Fourth of July is upon us.
"All around my neighborhood all my neighbors they enjoy them," said Frank Hernandez.
The temporary fireworks stands are up and people are getting excited.
"You can see the ones they blast off in the sky at public events, but it's fun to do some of your own too. But when you do, of course, you have to be very careful," said Don Zorechak.
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CALIF. WILDFIRE UPDATE: 9 MAJOR FIRES, 4,100 FIREFIGHTERS
TEMECULA PATCH, 7/1/2016
As firefighting season rages on, more than 4,100 firefighters were assigned to nine large wildfires in California on Friday, Cal Fire reported.
"Northern California will continue to see hot and dry weather today with a slight cooling trend this weekend," Cal Fire Spokeswoman Lynnette Round said of the day's outlook. "In Southern California, normal temperatures are anticipated throughout the weekend."
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CAL FIRE Local 2881 is bringing a Wildfire and WUI resolution to the IAFF Convention:
Wildfire and WUI Research and Education collaboration. Click here to read the resolution.
CalPERS Releases Annual Reports Highlighting California Investments
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today released its annual CalPERS for California
(PDF) report, detailing the broad ancillary benefits the System's investments generated in California for the 2014-15 Fiscal Year. Additionally, CalPERS released an updated version of theCalPERS California Initiative (PDF) report, highlighting a program that encourages investments in companies located in traditionally underserved California markets. Continue reading..
CAL FIRE Local 2881 likes to stay connected with our membership. We want to make sure every member has an updated mailing address.
Below is a list of both Active and Retired members that have bad addresses. If your name is on the list or you have recently moved, please contact Danielle at (916) 277-9885 or
dkelsch@L2881.org to update your address.
