[The Wizard]

they need to be brought into the real world....1.4 would be more fair

[from occupied ga]

The government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul.

[carolinacrazy]

AND YOU THINK THIS CAN BE CORRECTED THROUGH ELECTIONS??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Remember this when, over the course of the next two years, these Democrat-run hellholes come to the federal government (that is, YOU the TAXPAYER) to bail out these public-sector workers and unions.

[circlecity]

Of course, Illinois is also begging for Federal bailouts. They think the whole country deserves the privilege of supporting their State workers in lavish wages and benefits.

[reagan_fanatic]

And the brain-dead voters of Illinois will vote these same democrats back into office again...and again...and again...and again...

[Red in Blue PA]

OUT OF TOUCH!

[sickoflibs]

From Link : “Springfield, Ill. - More than 40,000 unionized state workers got a pay raise last Thursday, bringing to 7 percent the amount they're gotten since last year. These same state employees are in line for another 7 percent by next July 1, all at a cost of a half-billion tax dollars a year...”I'm outraged,” said State Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno. “It's very difficult to buy this rhetoric that, ‘We need to borrow, we need increased revenue,’ when these kind of poor management decisions are going on.”...The union argues that the state needs to raise taxes. AFSCME’s chief negotiator in Illinois, Union International Vice President Henry L. Bayer, responded to Radogno....”I'm outraged Sen. Radogno and her fellow Republicans have done nothing to help solve the state's financial problem,” Bayer said. “ Where would she cut $9 billion? It can't be done with just cuts. We need more revenue.” Bayer and other union leaders strongly support tax increases....The contractual raises are now legally locked in. Any roll back could come only with the union's agreement...A threat of massive layoffs would be the most likely source of leverage for any future state official wanting to re-open the union contract” At : 40,000 Illinois (unionized ) State Workers To Get 14% Payraises

Classic model of the public servants becoming the taxpayers masters. If you saw Michael Moore's movie Sicko he tells the audience that they need to demand more ‘free’ public services, that us demanding government services is the purpose of us having a vote. Unfortunately too many, minorities even more-so than whites, believe this Moore line of flawed rational. But the endgame is always government employee unions holding the taxpayers hostage to massive cuts in those services that we were told were a right.

If they are a 'right' then cut the government employee's pay. Get rid of those unions.

[Renkluaf]

"at a cost of half a billion dollars." Hmmm!

OK, let them keep their raise. But, sort the unionized work force in decending order by salary then start laying them off until you've reached half a billion dollars. Then add a few more as a fudge factor.

Works for me!

[swatbuznik]

Let me see, my salary raise in the last four years...0%.

LET ‘EM SUCK IT UP!!!

[silverleaf]

It wll be kinda satisfying to watch these public employees
go Greek when the Illinois taxpayers run out of money to pay them

[silverleaf]

It will be kinda satisfying to watch these public employees
go Greek when the Illinois taxpayers run out of money to pay them

[Ann Archy]

OMG!! Time to rise up agianst UNIONS!!!

[paul51]

business as usual for unions, politicians and special interests. The serfs will just have to contribute more so the privileged can maintain their life style.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Public Workers + Corrupt Media + Public Education = Permanent Democrat Majority

[Oceander]

Talk about Christmas in July!



If I could, I'd send a copy of that image to each and every household in Illinois.

[OneWingedShark]

The title is somewhat misleading. A 7% increase followed by another 7% increase is NOT a 14% increase.
To find the actual increase from the original amount we need to multiply it by 1.07 twice. (1.07 represents a 7% increase.)
This is the same thing as multiplying by 1.07-squared: 1.1449

Subtracting the one (which represents the original amount), leaves .1449 which is just shy of 14.5%

[meyer]

Time to cut their wages 10% across the board. When they strike, hire replacement workers. There's plenty of people that would take those jobs at a 10% lower wage, and would actually be productive as well.

Abolish the "closed shop" rules where union membership is required for certain jobs. People are free to associate, and that freedom rightly includes the right to NOT associate with communist union thugs.

Bust the unions. Bring back the gangbusters.

[ThunderSleeps]

14%, across the board? What about merit-based pay? But 14% is insane. My top performer, a guy that busted his backside all year, took on additional responsibilities, brought new technology to the company, brought in training for co-workers, literally set the bar for everyone else... You know what I was able to get him from corporate? 4.2%. I’d have given him 6% to maybe 8% if I could’ve. But 14%??? Who gets that kind of coin, across the board?

[FormerACLUmember]

This is being partially funded with money from the fake “stimulus” billions.