Why should government employees enjoy such benefits on the backs of taxpayers who do not, their jobs are cush, they produce no product, they are not held accountable to a standard that is measured by independents,let them see reality..
Because they CAN.
They don’t have to negotiate with business owners who feel the pinch of making concessions to unions. They negotiate with politicians and/or bureaucrats who have no personal skin in the game.
Any proposed contracts should go to a public referendum so that the state’s “owners” can have the final say.