First the airlines then GM and Delphi. The public employee unions are next. These municipalities have caved to striking employees for years. I know in some states it is illegal for striking public employees to strike. The punishment for which should be dismissal.
Regardless of contracts, towns, states and cities will simply have to walk away from these unreasonable guarantees of all sorts of goodies for people who do not work for the towns and states anymore.
As all these plans fade away, national healthcare comes clearer into view.
Medicare.
I fail to see why public employees should expect better benefits than what the rest of us get.