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Labor/Employment

Jul. 20, 2013

San Jose effort to air pension case hints at broader battle

In an upcoming trial to decide the fate of a 2012 voter initiative that shifted some of the cost of unfunded retirement benefits onto the city's employees, attorneys for San Jose asked permission to have video cameras in the courtroom.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The city of San Jose wants to open a window into its relationship with labor unions. In an upcoming trial to decide the fate of a 2012 voter initiative that shifted some of the cost of unfunded retirement benefits onto the city's employees, attorneys for San Jose requested permission to have video cameras in the courtroom so the proceedings could be posted online.


"The city strongly believes t...

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