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Episode 2 Young Mayor Chapter 54 Strong Conquest

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    Most of the residents who participated in the protest were satisfied with Wang Lei's explanation and statement. Only those fanatical opponents, even under the influence of the two auras of "town leader" and "town star", still  Still feeling dissatisfied.

    But in the face of Wang Lei's strength, they were not able to make a big splash. They just muttered a few words and were suppressed by the surrounding voices.  .

    The crowd did not disperse immediately. They changed from Wang Lei's protesters to his supporters. They shouted slogans of "Oppose redundancy" and "Support institutional reform" and circled around the street again before they started to appear one after another.  Disperse.

    Wang Lei returned to the town hall when the overall situation was decided. He personally called Brady and Cynthia and asked them to come to the town hall to discuss urgent matters.

    The mayor cannot command the council. They are the two poles of the separation of powers, executive and legislative, so they can only discuss.

    Fortunately, Brady and Cynthia are very supportive of Wang Lei's work, and they promised to rush over immediately.

    Marquis and Jeff, who were at the scene, also believed that the situation in the town was urgent and the council should be convened for emergency consultation. Although Simone was unwilling, Wang Lei told her clearly: "According to the law, the town council cannot  In the case of one person, matters can be discussed and voted on.¡±

    Simone had no choice but to give up the idea of ??sneaking away and stayed to prepare to oppose any plan proposed by Wang Lei in the parliament.

    Brady, Cynthia, and town attorney Jaxon arrived one after another. Town secretary Dwayne was not free today, and his assistant Emma Korver attended and was responsible for the minutes of the meeting.

    After the meeting began, Wang Lei and others spoke and directly stated: No matter what the parliament¡¯s opinion is, the institutional reform plan will be submitted to a referendum in two months.

    "Before this happens, I hope that the council will grant me the power to negotiate with the employee unions, and that the town government can enter into a short-term employment contract with them after their contracts expire at the end of the month, and they can stay in the job until the referendum.  The results came out.¡±

    ¡°If the union does not agree to this condition, then they can continue to strike, and the government will hire new staff to replace them. Those who continue to strike will leave their jobs when their contracts expire, and the government will not sign short-term employment contracts with them.  .¡±

    Wang Lei made a small concession to the original plan and no longer forced employees whose contracts expired to be terminated immediately starting next month, giving them a buffer time while waiting for the results of the referendum.  .

    This plan will also threaten the ongoing strike. They will lose the reason to continue the strike and even have little room for negotiation, because the reform plan will be put to a referendum and the results of the referendum must be implemented.

    "I agree that institutional reform is a major matter and should be decided by all residents." Brady nodded and expressed his agreement first.

    Cynthia, Marquis, and Jeff also nodded in agreement one after another. Simone was very dissatisfied, but she couldn't find a suitable reason. What's more, the other four people agreed, so her objection was useless, so she had to reluctantly agree.

    Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Wang Lei nodded and continued: "Then, the nomination and appointment of all department heads can only be done after the plan is voted on. Before that, I hope that Donna Scott will serve as the mayor.  Assistant, and continues to serve concurrently as Director of the Public Utilities Administration.¡±

    The assistant to the mayor is the most capable assistant to the mayor. He always advances and retreats with the mayor. After Hawke left office, his assistant to the mayor also left. This appointment did not require a vote from the council.  However, according to regulations, the director of the Public Utilities Administration Bureau must be nominated by the town mayor and approved by the council, so Wang Lei proposed it at the meeting.

    Since it does not involve other personnel changes, Donna was originally the director of the Public Utilities Bureau, and she is also Brady's wife. No one objected to this proposal.

    " However, Wang Lei's next proposal, which was for the government, parliament, town arbitration committee, town lawyer and others to jointly organize a special investigation team to investigate the strike, was strongly opposed by Simone.

    "You can't do this. Employees have the right to strike. What you do is a violation of labor laws and a conspiracy to retaliate" Both motions proposed by Wang Lei were passed, which made Simone feel very aggrieved.  She seized on this issue and launched a fierce counterattack.

    Wang Lei watched Semeni's performance coldly. After she finished speaking, he waved his hand violently: "I said, this is an abnormal strike, a silent and conspiratorial strike.  Ruddock has caused unrest and unsettled residents and someone must be held accountable."

    "This is organized by the employee union, they have the right to organize a strike." Simone glared at Wang Lei, wanting to rush forward and tear this damn narrow-eyed guy to pieces, she alsoShe participated in the planning and even instigation of the strike. If the truth is revealed, she will end up as a member of Parliament.

    Wang Lei shook his head: "Jaxon, does the employee union's strike comply with legal procedures?"

    Jaxon, a retired attorney and the town attorney elected by Braddock residents to provide legal advice to the town, picked up the legal text in his hand: "Under the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act, employees are allowed to  Organize unions and engage in collective bargaining, and if negotiations fail, they can go on strike and employers can hire new workers to replace striking employees.¡±

    "Judging from the current situation, the strike by Braddock government employees did not go through the negotiation process and does not comply with legal procedures."

    "Oh, they may not know this law. It happened so suddenly. They thought they were going to be fired. They were very emotional. It's understandable that they didn't take this into consideration" Simone explained nervously,  Jaxon is a legal authority. Since he said so, the strike must be against procedure.

    In fact, Simone, Jesse Brown and others all know this procedure. After all, labor disputes and strikes are very common in the United States, and as public servants, they cannot be unaware of it.

    But in order to catch Wang Lei off guard due to the suddenness of the strike, they deliberately ignored this.

    They thought that Wang Lei had no choice but to succumb to the attack of employees' strikes and residents' demonstrations. However, they did not expect that Wang Lei would not follow common sense. He chased away the cripples, persuaded the residents, showed a tough attitude towards the striking employees, and even planned to  Dig out the black hands behind it.

    This is the most terrible thing.

    "The employee union is not clear about the legal provisions?" Wang Lei smiled and glanced at Jaxon again. The latter shook his head slightly. He had explained it to the employee union several times, so it was impossible for them not to know.

    Wang Lei said: "So, can I understand that the head of the employees' union is legally illiterate?"

    "Oh, you can't say that, and you can't interfere in the internal affairs of the employees' union!" Simone thought Wang Lei was going to attack Jesse Brown, the head of the employees' union, and screamed quickly.

    "Okay, if the employees can come back to work, I don't think there is any need to investigate the strike. After all, the strike didn't last long and it didn't cause big losses." Brady knocked on the table and said, he and Wang Lei  Through Qi, the two people have reached a tacit understanding on this issue and do not want the matter to continue to escalate, but the necessary pressure is still there.

    Wang Lei shrugged and said in a timely manner: "Okay, but I reserve the right to pursue the truth. If the employees do not come back, even if the parliament disagrees, the government will conduct an investigation on its own and submit it to the arbitration committee for arbitration or even appeal.  Go to the Allegheny County Court and ask the union to compensate for the losses and impose penalties on those involved.¡±

    Blake glanced at Wang Lei appreciatively and secretly applauded his performance. In this way, the strike incident would become the sword of Damocles hanging over some people's heads. If they cooperated obediently, it would be fine;  If they still want to cause trouble, this sharp sword will chop them down and destroy them physically and mentally.

    Blake did not expect that Wang Lei could grasp the rhythm so well and eat Simone to death.

    This proposal was rejected without a vote, but Wang Lei was the de facto winner.

    Wang Lei added: "The strike can be put aside for the time being, but the Redevelopment Bureau deliberately spread rumors that the town would cancel public benefits such as housing repair subsidies and incited residents to demonstrate. The wife of Rashad, the director of the Redevelopment Bureau, even ran to  There's trouble at Town Hall, and I think Rashad has lost the ability to lead the Redevelopment Agency."

    "In addition, Police Chief Blanton ignored his duty to maintain public safety, violated the regulations that police cannot go on strike, and took the lead in the strike. He is also unfit to continue to serve as Police Chief."

    "I propose that Rashad and Blanton be punished and suspended immediately until their employment contracts expire, and their contracts will not be renewed or temporary contracts will be signed."

    Wang Lei said coldly that his proposal was equivalent to kicking Rashad and Blanton out, regardless of whether the institutional reform plan could be passed.

    Wang Lei¡¯s attitude is very clear. He does not need to delve into the mastermind behind the strike, but those who jump out must be severely punished and kill a few to establish their authority.

    Simone was willing to object, but she was worried that Wang Lei would become angry and continue to investigate the strike, so she had no choice but to remain silent and watch the proposal pass.

    The emergency meeting of the parliament convened at short notice was very efficient. After the meeting, everyone had time to go back for lunch. After the contents of several bills passed at the meeting were spread, it immediately caused an uproar.

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