Push for Openness in Collective Bargaining Fails By One Vote In Committee

By Kevin Mooney

06/06/2011

Rep. Toni Ligi's attempt to bring greater openness and transparency to the collective bargaining process will have to wait at least one more year. His bill failed in a House committee by just one vote.

TAGS: collective bargaining, Louisiana Federation of Teachers, public employee bargaining transparency act, Toni Ligi, unions

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