Contra Costa labor leader unleashes on county supervisor
By Lisa Vorderbrueggen
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at 6:22 pm in Contra Costa Board of Supervisors, Contra Costa County, Contra Costa politics.
The video is now available, folks.
Watch Local One Public Employees Union chief Rollie Katz gets really passionate it at the June 16 meeting of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, a lot of it targeted at Republican Supervisor Mary Nejedly Piepho’s efforts to modulate outright board support of Democrats’ in the Legislature pushing for tax increases.
Click here and move the video time button to about 2 hours and 20 minutes to watch the fireworks.
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June 22nd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Ain’t no way to treat a lady!
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:15 am
Rollie obviously studied at the knee of Henry Clarke.
Local one always shows a lot of class. I’m sure the supervisors will be moved by the power of Rollie’s reasoning and logic.
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:07 am
No doubt Rollie convinced Mary to vote with the rest of the Sups. After all, they are responsible for those ridiculous pensions our County higher-ups get. Rollie has called me a trouble-maker, because I’m one of the few to speak, yet am not an employee. It’s obvious who the wisest person seated at the Sups chairs. It was Mariah, Mary’s daughter, subbing for Gayle, who kept her mouth shut, obviously bored by the BS.
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Rollie Katz is an advocate for his union membership, so it is no surprise that he’s like to see the State raise taxes and fees to protect the over-generous pension & OPEB of his members.
On the other hand, I expect Supervisor Piepho (and hopefully Gayle) to stand up for taxpayers and oppose increases in taxes and fees.
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Rollie is just representing his union, which is what he is paid to do. But I’ve seen several of his nonsensical tirades at BOS meetings. They drive me nuts.