Fire all government workers that go on strike period.
we can hope they're not rewarded!!!
the local NYC leftie media lets them point to the figure of "only two & a half days" that they we out on strike
HOWEVER,that entire week was shot-to-s**t,...
the preceding days were spent getting ready
and afterwards, most everyone was pissed off
much of the city's workforce lost money,now the union threatens to shoot itself again,sheeesh
As a NY State worker, I agree with you 100%. They should have been fired just like Ronaldus Maximus did with the Air Traffic Controllers. To appease the Democrats, we'll replace them all with Mexican illegals making eight bucks an hour with no benefits.
Seriously, after fifteen years on the state payroll, I make about half what a NYC bus driver makes, with significantly worse benefits. Not that I don't have a great deal- that's why I work for the state and not in the private sector.
NY politicians of every stripe, including King George Pataki, are in the habit of buying votes with generous union raises. His deal with SEIU local 1199 (the big NYC health care union) cost us taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in return for their endorsement.
Then the state cut things like hospital staffing, bridge maintenance, dam inspections, etc. to pay for those raises.
For reference, my last contract was 0%-3%-2 1/2% with givebacks, and we were glad to get it. Personally I would have preferred 0% for three years with an agreement to fill some of the vacant jobs in things like bridge repair, snow plowing, nursing- all those nonessential jobs.