Jim's letter heightens why voting for a specific party no longer works and understanding the individual candidates position is vital. No longer can we rely on church pulpits, union leader endorsements, management PACs or slick sound bites to control and manipulate thinking. It starts with primary voting before the best of the worse are running in the general election. The upcoming political season requires all who vote to vote with individual conviction. If you think it was only the economy of the past 3 years your wrong. Only by looking back at the strategic inflection point 10 years ago do we see only housing and banking propped up an ailing economy. And as citizens we slept as Washington danced to their drunked delight of no accountability back home.
Ironic the mayor was honored in Boardman and not in a facility in Youngstown (Covelli, Stambaugh, Youngstown Club, DeYor etc) Apparantly not safe anywhere in Youngstown who is no longer relevant. Wonder if St Dom's priest gave the benediction.
Drone, believe your $600 and $1275 numbers are annual numbers not monthly. That is $50 per month and $106.25. ($40,000*.015 =$600) By moving to a 10%,12.5% & 15% of plan cost, which is very low, this covers the plan cost vs salary issue you noted.
Seems pretty simple to me. If the agreed split is 85% YSU and 15% Union the premium increase for year 2 and 3 is split the same. YSU provides documenation to prove increase. Pretty sweet deal at 15% as most private sector positions have a 80% - 20% or 75% - 25% split. It is all apart of business P & L. Remember YSU is a self payer and has third party administer.
Just follow the money. Many would upgrade system if there was a gurarantee of years before obsolence. Actually whilst the cost is greater for sewers/water those cost can be added onto property taxes spreading the cost over many years. State legislators and realtors need to push for change of protocol.
Guin96 is right. Whilst I support elimination of SB5 unless this Linkon / Russo debacle ends I will consider a vote yes. Professional college teachers do not need a union and should be judged on their own merits. How about we also void dependant coverage to those at YSU who have direct coverage of a full time worker at their own employer. Cherry picking lowest cost to family cost the taxpayers who pay at least 25% for coverage. Private sector who have self pay plans use this approach. Let's run state institutions like a business of P & L. How do you like me now?
Well, there goes those incentive payments to union faculty and staff for increased enrollment this year. Now you will hear "my pay got cut" brought into PR and negotiations. It would appear Russo and Linkons slant on Center for Working-Class Studies (their web site) is not a balanced educational approach to union Vs managment. That said it was good work on the De-factor Unemployment Rate study which needs national attention rather than self serving local union activity paid for by YSU.
DisabilityGuide thanks for input and confirmation that the Social Security Trust Funds have "almost the entirety" been borrowed for general tax revenue. Whilst the collection of FICA is down due to recession employment vs increased applicant payout it is interesting to note how much more would be in the fund had this allocation for general funds not been used since the 60"s. This is not media panic as you put it but a reality that our goverment leadership needs to make changes back to basic accountability.
And the beat goes on
Jim's letter heightens why voting for a specific party no longer works and understanding the individual candidates position is vital. No longer can we rely on church pulpits, union leader endorsements, management PACs or slick sound bites to control and manipulate thinking. It starts with primary voting before the best of the worse are running in the general election. The upcoming political season requires all who vote to vote with individual conviction. If you think it was only the economy of the past 3 years your wrong. Only by looking back at the strategic inflection point 10 years ago do we see only housing and banking propped up an ailing economy. And as citizens we slept as Washington danced to their drunked delight of no accountability back home.
September 19, 2011 at 2:34 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Williams: No. 1 priority is help get Obama jobs bill passed
Ironic the mayor was honored in Boardman and not in a facility in Youngstown (Covelli, Stambaugh, Youngstown Club, DeYor etc) Apparantly not safe anywhere in Youngstown who is no longer relevant. Wonder if St Dom's priest gave the benediction.
September 17, 2011 at 9:31 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Youngstown State University: Deficit increases by $4.5M
Drone, believe your $600 and $1275 numbers are annual numbers not monthly. That is $50 per month and $106.25. ($40,000*.015 =$600) By moving to a 10%,12.5% & 15% of plan cost, which is very low, this covers the plan cost vs salary issue you noted.
September 14, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. permalink suggest removal
YSU talks will go on
Seems pretty simple to me. If the agreed split is 85% YSU and 15% Union the premium increase for year 2 and 3 is split the same. YSU provides documenation to prove increase. Pretty sweet deal at 15% as most private sector positions have a 80% - 20% or 75% - 25% split. It is all apart of business P & L. Remember YSU is a self payer and has third party administer.
September 13, 2011 at 3:04 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Creativity hides septic systems
Just follow the money. Many would upgrade system if there was a gurarantee of years before obsolence. Actually whilst the cost is greater for sewers/water those cost can be added onto property taxes spreading the cost over many years. State legislators and realtors need to push for change of protocol.
September 12, 2011 at 9:38 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Talks fail to yield accord at YSU
Guin96 is right. Whilst I support elimination of SB5 unless this Linkon / Russo debacle ends I will consider a vote yes. Professional college teachers do not need a union and should be judged on their own merits. How about we also void dependant coverage to those at YSU who have direct coverage of a full time worker at their own employer. Cherry picking lowest cost to family cost the taxpayers who pay at least 25% for coverage. Private sector who have self pay plans use this approach. Let's run state institutions like a business of P & L. How do you like me now?
September 10, 2011 at 10:01 a.m. permalink suggest removal
YSU enrollment down 2.5%
Well, there goes those incentive payments to union faculty and staff for increased enrollment this year. Now you will hear "my pay got cut" brought into PR and negotiations. It would appear Russo and Linkons slant on Center for Working-Class Studies (their web site) is not a balanced educational approach to union Vs managment. That said it was good work on the De-factor Unemployment Rate study which needs national attention rather than self serving local union activity paid for by YSU.
August 30, 2011 at 10:34 a.m. permalink suggest removal
YSU holds course
You can view individual salary, pension and health care at:http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/higher-ed
August 27, 2011 at 11:53 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Decline in real-estate valuation expected
Earthquake 5.8 in Virginia - Oak Hill evacuation due anytime. Unless gathering votes against SB5.
August 23, 2011 at 2:04 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Tim Ryan: Tax increase hypocritical
DisabilityGuide thanks for input and confirmation that the Social Security Trust Funds have "almost the entirety" been borrowed for general tax revenue. Whilst the collection of FICA is down due to recession employment vs increased applicant payout it is interesting to note how much more would be in the fund had this allocation for general funds not been used since the 60"s. This is not media panic as you put it but a reality that our goverment leadership needs to make changes back to basic accountability.
August 23, 2011 at 10:29 a.m. permalink suggest removal