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Government

Jul. 17, 2013

Court worker unions take on court's use of service contractors with bill

Court workers' biggest battle this legislative session could be AB 566, a bill that would severely curtail courts' ability to contract with third-party companies for services instead of using unionized staff.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SACRAMENTO - Court workers' unions have been hard at work this year. Court reporters only weeks ago defeated a bill that threatened to end their exclusive right to sell copies of trial transcripts, and court interpreters came within a hair's breadth of securing money for a pilot expansion of their services. Unions also played a part in advocating for better court funding, convincing lawmakers to restore $...

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