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They are not "public servants" they are humans who took a job that happens to be under a unionized collective bargaining agreement. Many of these people may not
by flyt 13y ago
They are not "public servants" they are humans who took a job that happens to be under a unionized collective bargaining agreement. Many of these people may not care about the union, and are just happy to have a job. They are not in a place to affect change in the way the union operates or negotiates and shouldn't have anti-union stigma placed on them or be the target of public reprisals.
Have some respect for people that just want to earn an honest salary and do good work at a job which puts them in daily contact with the entire spectrum of the human experience. They simply want to maintain a level of compensation that they have negotiated for, and that, frankly, every other worker should also be demanding from their employers, but cannot due to the erosion of union effectiveness and trust over the last 50 years.
- dennis82 13y agoThey voted to strike. And yes, they assuredly are "public servants." It used to be that in exchange for working for the public and taking a lower salary, you'd be cushioned and shielded from recessions, in exchange for more stability. Now, public workers are better compensated than the private sector and still maintain guarantees for their jobs. So which is it? Because the way I and many other Californians see it, our state is in such dire straits because unions have squeezed the public dry, run up huge deficits to fund ridiculous pension plans, and haven't done anything beyond baseline to help the People.