Skip to content
Digital News Report Logo
Menu
  • News
  • Business
  • Science
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Audio Books
  • Quizzes
  • Videos
Menu

Home » Local and State News » Schwarzenegger orders hiring freeze

Schwarzenegger orders hiring freeze

By Greg Cook on December 20, 2008

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Digital News Report- Governor Schwarzenegger has ordered a hiring freeze for state employment along with payroll cuts of up to 10 percent.  The state of California is predicted to be out of money by February and have a $41.8 billion budget shortfall through June 2010.  He has ordered all state employees to take two days off a month without pay starting February 1st.

“It is imperative that state government look inside itself and be part of the solution,” the governor wrote in a letter to state employees. “We simply have no other choice.”

Jim Herron Zamora, a spokesman for the Service Employees International Union, Local 1000, the largest state employee union, said, “we definitely think we have grounds for filing an unfair labor charge.  Our contract doesn’t allow him to do this.”

Schwarzenegger has also stated that he plans on vetoing an $18 billion Democratic plan to fix the budget.  He said, “we need a bold and creative action from the legislature now. So I will be vetoing those tax and special interest proposals they are going to send down to me and ask them to continue to work us to get this done before Christmas. We’ve got to resolve this before Christmas.”

Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico and two other Democratic lawmakers issued a statement that said Schwarzenegger’s order ”adds insult to injury for the state’s economy.”  It went on to say, ”the governor has shown he can’t negotiate with Republicans, he doesn’t negotiate with Democrats, and now he’s refusing to negotiate with employees.”

  1. Gov. Schwarzenegger Directs CDCR to Retain All Sex Offender Parole Files
  2. California Proposed Budget Cuts and Tax Extensions
  3. Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Bill Leonard Secretary of State and Consumer Services Agency
  4. Senator Hollingsworth Responds To Governor Schwarzenegger’s State of the State Address
  5. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces California Receives Major Disaster Declaration for Counties Affected by Winter Storms

1 thought on “Schwarzenegger orders hiring freeze”

  1. Ron says:
    December 20, 2008 at 10:25 pm

    Too bad the state can’t print money like the Federal Government. Our bond ratings are lower and the state is paying more in interest. But at least the bankers got bailed out, right?

Comments are closed.

Live Results Search

Categories

Important Information

This site is for informational purposes only.  Always check with your doctor or  legal council before making any medical or legal decisions.

loader-image
San Francisco, US
1:39 pm, June 17, 2025
temperature icon 64°F
clear sky
Humidity 68 %
Pressure 1015 mb
Wind 24 mph
Wind Gust: 30 mph
Visibility: 10 km
Sunrise: 5:47 am
Sunset: 8:33 pm
Weather from OpenWeatherMap

 

©2025 Digital News Report | Design: Newspaperly WordPress Theme