Two "labor" seats, and...
"The 'major corporation executive' seat is vacant (wasn't it Gomer who used to exclaim, "Surprise, surprise!").
On a quick look evaluation, it appeaers we have another "Commission" clearly skewed to favor the Tax & Spend policies of Sacramento, the public employee unions and our pathetic loser of a Governor.
Suspicions confirmed, I dare say...
If the salaries and benefits of the legislature were anywhere near those of the public safety workers in the administration (i.e. extremely overpaid), I would be in favor of a cut. But, I don’t think their salaries are above the level one would expect for a competent legislator in California (as long as they keep the full time legislature.) We need to get some good strong folks elected to fix the problems in California and I don’t see whacking their salaries to help that cause. Also, I think those conservative legislators that have been up there working as warriors to hold back the liberals from passing even worse laws are doing a GOOD job and exactly what we want them to do. Instead, folks on this thread are reveling in their punishment.
All that being said, I actually think this action was unconstitutional. There are three criteria listed in the Constitution that the commission is to consider in setting salary and benefits. NONE of those criteria provide for consideration of a) the State’s fiscal position or b) individual or collective job performance. But... I doubt any legislator will have the cojones to challenge it. Instead, we find the limelight/publicity-seeking turds like Maldonado volunteering to take the cut.