As a result, he ended up vetoing many bills which could have been worked out before they reached his desk, had he made the effort to communicate his position, or had be delegated that authority to any of his appointees or staff. Over one-third of all legislation reaching the Governor's desk was vetoed. Once of his first acts as Governor was to issue an executive order directing the use of union hotels for state business whenever possible. The Governor's stationary contained the Unit 14 union bug again. Contracting out has slowed from a flood to a trickle.
Major battles loom again in some areas, to be sure.
The Information Technology explosion has hit hard the massive, slow-moving structure of state service. In their quest to circumvent civil service procedures which exist only to protect the state from the internally corrupt and rotten thing it once was, CSU is going all out to privatize. The State's management team, the members of ACSS, are woefully under appreciated by the administration. Last but not least, too many of our retired members are having to worry about meeting basic month to month expenses. As with any Union we are only as strong as the unity of our membership.