Judge it!
Fortuño has spoken and given clear directions, Law no. 7 has to be applied.
Which means, following every civil and labor law (in its application).
As always, bureaucrats do the inverse.
In my case, the past administration (PDP's) suspended me from my job, in order to promote and accomodate 5 populares, breaking every ethical and labor law in the books (this happened, in a span of 4 years, from 2004-08, July 1 of 2008), date of my suspension.
The government has a lawsuit pending, an administrative case which will reverse every hiring and promotion resulting from such illegal actions and my restitution.
Fortuño's govt. was obliged to revise, each and everyone of these layoffs, in order to protect tax payer's monies, from eventual lawsuits and compensations.
Where was our organized labor movt. when the populares were doing this, for the past 8 years?
Jorge
Nov 4, 2009 | Posted by: Upfront Yankee
JREF delays layoff of 7,000 until January - Puerto Rico Daily Sun - 04/11/09
BY JOSE ALVARADO VEGA - Of the Daily Sun Staff - jalvarado@prdailysun.net
The Fiscal Reconstruction and Stabilization Board announced Tuesday that the layoffs. of some 7,191 public employees scheduled to take effect on Friday will be postponed until January, given recent court rulings determining that the
notification of these fiscal emergency Law 7 layoffs did not follow due process.
In a press release sent out Tuesday evening, Board Chairman Carlos García attributed the decision to the courts' invalidation of these layoffs due "mostly to technicalities" involving the fact that while employees were duly notified of the layoffs, the labor unions representing them were not.
He said did not say from which agencies are the 7,191. employees whose layoffs will be postponed, but noted that these employees will be notified of the change before Friday.
While Garcia said that the court rulings apply to the particular cases decided, affected agencies will be instructed to make the notifications follow the "strictest interpretation in terms of the technicalities required to notify the union. He said this is being done so that "there is no doubt that the strictest of measures are being taken to safeguard the rights of all employees to be laid off."
These layoffs -- among the 16,970 in the second round of layoffs announced on Sept. 25 -- will take effect next Jan. 8, raising the number of layoffs on this date from the original 4,556 to 11,747. This means that just 2,774 public employees will be laid off on Friday, according to figures García provided in the press release.
"In other words, we do not expect that this re-notification process will substantially affect the number of layoffs, but just extent by 60 days the date they are effective," said García, who nonetheless noted that these estimates could vary according to pending challenges and to exclusions of workers for "critical services, among others." He said he did not expect these to be significant.
The board, known as ]REF by its Spanish initials, is charged with implementing Law 7 austerity measures and includes members of Gov. Fortuño's fiscal cabinet, including Treasury and Office of Management and Budget chiefs.
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McClintock: Not a setback
Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock said that laid-off employees should not view the move by JREF as a setback for the administration, but as extra time for them to "reorganize their finances for their transition to the private sector." "This should not be a free-for-all for them. This is like a doctor telling a cancer patient he has a year to live instead of three months," he said in a radio interview Wednesday evening. --- Quote from Puerto Rico Daily Sun news report ~~~~~~~~~~ The next question we need to ask: "Is the Fortuño Administration the cancer or the cause of the cancer?" Or is it the cure and prevention? Does Puerto Rico need a Dr. Obama kind of leader who knows how to cure and prevent this kind of "trickle down" cancer that infected our federal government during eight years of the Republicans and Bush-Chaney government? Puerto Rico needs a second opinion from Dr. Obama and key bonifide Democrats in Washington. |
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If it is the cause of the cancer, it has to be removed. If it the cancer, it has to be removed. The previous administration left a financial mess. Which is the real cancer. Jorge |
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Everyone knew the layoffs were coming. Why is everyone b tching about it. Useless jobs being paid big bucks got us into this situation. Fortuno needs everyones support to decrease wasteful govt spending.even support from those whose worthless expensive jobs were eliminated. Deal with it.
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Good post! and no one cared when the people in the private sector lost their jobs! why should we care for those in the govt, that the PR govt is nothing but a bloated pig on steroids! |
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Puerto Rico, U.S.A. is a done deal! |
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I work in the state university, as a result, am a public employee. The PDP administration suspended from my job (4 months before these past elections), in order to hire and promote 5 populares. It's been almost a year and a half of said suspension (I'm still in my house, my case pending in the courts). Be sensitive towards those of us who went thru this same situation, but with the populares (during these past 8 yrs). I was deeply concerned about your own situation (in the private sector). |
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Sure, just like Afghanistan is a done deal right? That's like saying South African Apartheid was a done deal. You sound like Bush on the navy carrier above him stating "Mission Accomplished", Yeah is this your done deal? Jorge you don't know shit about history I take great pity in you. Colonial occupations are a done deal with the American hegemony in decline. So no my friend you and your message and messageners are a done deal. The global power are emerging, a global multi-polar world is emerging. America will loose its grips from its colonial possession, just like Spain, Britain, Portugal, and other Imperialist nations. The only thing that will be left of the empire is is colliusium of misfits, drunks, and drug addicts. |
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97% of Puerto Rico's total population proves me right. |
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Jorge, dont mean any harsh words, sorry for your loss, it is sad in PR that you lose your job because of what political party you belong too. What happened to freedom of beliefs? I loss my job due to politics as well. But many have lost in the private sector in PR, probably more than public workers. but there wwere many workers in the govt that did nothing. I am sure, from reading your posts, you were not one of them I wish I knew someone in PR that could help. good luck my debater friend...always,,,tjm |
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Freedom of beliefs is for our national scale; but on a state scale; it is the same, all over this great nation of ours. Jorge I met with my attorney, yesterday afternoon and (incredibly) coincided with our govt.'s position on its new approach (without knowing it). Still waiting for my attorney's reaction (for it was I who demanded, from him, a concrete petition for my immediate job restitution). |
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Jorge, You jogged my memory,,,I know of a workmans comp lawyer in Plaza San Fransico,,,name Shirley Monge. Maybe if you need other assistance, try her...good luck |
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Gracias, a lot. It took me years of research and investigation, until I found my lawyer. But, still, I have a couple of friends and my Dad who I get second, third and fourth opinions on anything we decide. Jorge |
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Sure no problem! also, there is a Department of Workmans Comp office next to San Patricio Plaza. Is a building next to it, it also has an immigration service company. I tried to use them to bring a Dominican Girlfiend to PR. Like I said, is right next door to San Patricio...hope that helps as well! |
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Did you succeed with your girlfriend? |
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O man here we go with the numbers. You want tell the people that 97 percent of Puerto Rican prefer statehood. Now I know you are reading and listening to the to some pretty radicalized people. LOL I mean can you imagine that after 600 years of colonial occupation you think the people of Puerto Rico are going to give up their Puerto Rican flag? LOL You most not watch politics closely because the real fact is that out of the 97 percent you pointed out about 89.99 percent of those people voted for commonwealth more times than statehood. O and your buddy fortuno he isn't making the job for you guys any easier. So I suggest you move out the way becuase you have a 99.9 percent chase of getting smashed with by an egg. LOL Just for kicks |
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Yes, 97% of them want to be a state of the United States. Of those 97%, 55% prefer being a state of the Union; while 42% prefer being an associate state. What do you want me to do, hide facts? I wish I could, Puerto Rico. Jorge |
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Nope,,,long sad story... |
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Why should sad stories have to be long? Maybe it is their intrinsic sadness and pain, that makes them unbereable and (thus) long. Who knows? But, who can avoid them? Jorge |
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