[econjack]

Personally, I'd put everything on the line. Public unions are not supposed to have the right to strike, but it remains a weapon of use in all collective bargaining sessions. Also, it's almost impossible to fire a public employee. Indeed, if you're holding a smoking gun and there's a dead body at your feet, the gov’t probably still can't fire you. Reagan had it right when he dismantled the air traffic controllers. By definition, public employment involves work that should not be interrupted. If you're unhappy with your public job, quit and find another one, but don't expect me as a tax payer to support your holding the rest of us hostage.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Also, it's almost impossible to fire a public employee.

When the federal government started issuing credit cards to certain employees so that they could make government purchases for items up to $2,500.00 on their own, there was an employee in Florida who was caught making purchases of personal items, like furniture, that amounted to quite a lot of money. Instead of firing her they promoted her. Her new job? Regional supervisor of credit card purchasing!