January 6, 2011
The State Worker: Three views of Brown’s labor boss
A gubernatorial appointment can be the political equivalent of a Rorschach test: Everyone sees it but assigns different meanings.
Take Gov. Jerry Brown's appointment of retired labor attorney Ronald Yank to direct the Department of Personnel Administration.
The position oversees labor negotiations covering roughly 200,000 state employees. DPA also handles labor disputes, such as the ongoing court fight over state worker furloughs...
LINK - SacBee.com
