Oakland is facing city budget cuts affecting police department funding. Mayor Barbara Lee is championing a parcel tax to secure necessary city services, with support from the Service Employees International Union.
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Oakland is facing city budget cuts affecting police department funding. Mayor Barbara Lee is championing a parcel tax to secure necessary city services, with support from the Service Employees International Union.
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Oakland
city and county seat of Alameda County, California, United States
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- Oakland, Larkspur, and San Francisco are involved in discussions regarding the potential implementation of a vacant property tax, drawing lessons from past tax experiences and successful models.
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Barbara Lee
American politician (born 1946)
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Service Employees International Union
North American trade union which represents 2 millions worker from USA, Canada, Puerto Rico & focused on healthcare, public services, property service
- Negotiations have stalled between the Service Employees International Union and Oregon State University regarding new contract terms for administrative and custodial staff.
- IFT president Stacy Davis Gates attended a faculty unionization rally, involving the Service Employees International Union and alongside Daniel Biss.