February 6, 2009
Union seeks immediate halt to furloughs
The union that represents California's state attorneys and administrative law judges has asked a court to immediately stop furloughs that started today and are keeping thousands of state workers home.
The petition by California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges, and Hearing Officers in State Employment, known as CASE, asks Sacramento's 3rd District Court of Appeals to delay the unpaid days off scheduled for the first and third Fridays of each month while it considers arguments to permanently end them.
CASE attorney Patrick Whalen said the court could quickly decide whether to grant the delay…
LINK - SacBee.com
