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Government

Nov. 5, 2011

Public employee lawsuits pit city charters against state law

In a case with implications for California charter cities, the city of San Bernardino and public workers will face off next week in a battle to determine employee pay.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a case with implications for California charter cities, the city of San Bernardino and public workers will face off next week in a battle to determine employee pay.


Firefighters say San Bernardino violated its charter by cutting public safety workers' pay by 10 percent. The city contends that the state Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, which governs contract negotiations, trumps wage provisions in the city...

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