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US education chief chides Hawaii for school furloughs
Nov 13th, 2009 - The Honolulu Advertiser
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, in a telephone news conference yesterday, again scolded Hawai'i for its decision to furlough teachers for 17 school days and said...Hawaii Lt. Gov. Aiona asks parties to meet with him to devise settlement on teacher furloughs
Nov 10th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune
HONOLULU (AP) - Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona is asking representatives of the parties involved in Hawaii's controversial teacher furlough program to meet with him immediately to work out a settlement.
Patrick aide: 1000 jobs to be eliminated, 1000 more in jeopardy
Oct 29th, 2009 - Boston
WORCESTER -- At least 1,000 state jobs will be eliminated and another 1,000 are in jeopardy unless unions agree to concessions as the state moves to close a $600 million budget gap...
Colo. gov orders more furloughs for state workers
Oct 27th, 2009 - Boston
DENVER—Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter ordered state employees to take four more unpaid furlough days in an effort to save money as he prepared to tell lawmakers on Wednesday how he plans to cut an additional $280 million by next June.
Duncan Scolds Hawaii on School Furloughs
Oct 23rd, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
Hawaii schools drew a stern rebuke from Washington on Friday, the first of 17 furlough days planned for the school year, amid concerns that billions of dollars in federal aid won't be enough to prevent further classroom cuts across the U.
Furlough videos from YouTube:
2:19Worker Furlough Fight Heading To Court
A judge will hear arguments regarding Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to furlough state workers two days a month.
2:04Furloughed Couple Worries About Bills
A couple that works for the state of California is worried about the impact of more furlough days.
3:56Governor Can Order Furloughs, Judge Says
A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has sided with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in his bid to save money by forcing tens of thousands of state workers to take days off without pay.
9:48Employee Furloughs & Pay Cuts in Recession
During the recession that officially began at the end of 2007, various forms of de facto pay cuts were implemented. These often included time reductions (furloughs). Examples are shown in this video clip.
