Comments on: Union votes on contract proposal that cuts county pension costs

By: Juvenal

Juvenal — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:59:38 +0000

@R. B. Fish

“Get rid of the public service unions! Why should 3% of people get all the public service job opportunities and not allow other taxpayers the opportunity to work in thier own community.” (sic)

R. B.: the taxpayers ALREADY have the opportunity to work in public service. It’s called the Civil Service and it was created as the antidote to patronage.

By the way, if you should ever take a Civil Service exam, spelling counts.

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By: David

David — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:56:56 +0000

“skilled qualified county employees”, what a laugh! Try dealing with those “skilled qualified county employees” and you will change your tune!

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By: MOCKINGBIRD

MOCKINGBIRD — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:47:06 +0000

From where I sit this is going DOWN. It’s not fair, SEIU has already taken major cuts in both staff being laid off to the public’s detriment and income. The families can’t take more yet the BOS keep hiring high salaried management and contracting out jobs that are cheaper done by skilled qualified county employees.

SEIU will strike if necessary. I wish the public would support their fellow working people and INSIST that the manager ratio to staff level in the county be brought to a more reasonable level. Oregon has passed a law stating that the management to rank and file level WILL BE 1:11 ratio. This is reasonable. The county’s ration of management to rank and file is about 1:5.73. THIS IS PATHETIC. And more managers get added everyday.

If the people on this post really wanted the county to save money they would INSIST that manager jobs be eliminated. They average about $100,000 per year and that doesn’t even include the perks. Bringing the ratio to a REASONABLE LEVEL will result in MILLIONS SAVED. Not paying the county deferred comp managers get alone would save about $4 right now.

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By: RICHARD

RICHARD — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:33:17 +0000

RE: “… pressure from taxpayers who have seen their retirements vanish is forcing the overhaul of … public pension …”

Bad capitalist are defeating worker groups one at a time. Remember when Bethlehem Steel, United Air Lines and other workers lost pensions ? The people did not stand united with their fellow workers. The people divided will always defeated.

When we act together for the common good it will be better. How about we channel all this energy into real pensions for all ? Let’s pressure congress to expand social security, not reduce, restrict nor renege on it.

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By: Skippy

Skippy — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:16:15 +0000

“Raise wages or STRIKE.”
The delusional addicts speak.
As though there were an endless supply of other people’s money.
How very Obamesque.
Strike. Please strike.
Remember the Air Traffic Controllers?
They all got new jobs, except the ones that didn’t.

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By: R. B. Fish

R. B. Fish — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:44:14 +0000

Get rid of the public service unions! Why should 3% of people get all the public service job opportunities and not allow other taxpayers the opportunity to work in thier own community.

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By: whitt

whitt — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:51:42 +0000

Ban public unions! Its a conflict of interest.

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By: Taxpayer

Taxpayer — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 15:38:58 +0000

Double their wages,Bankruptcy will come sooner.

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By: Just Me

Just Me — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 07:24:12 +0000

If the County really wanted to save money, they would get rid of the excess management. And I don’t mean DEMOTE them into a job they have never held but is in the same job class series. I see evidence of that bad error in one department. The demoted manager can’t even do the job he was demoted to, doesn’t possess the skills or knowledge and is constantly asking the already overworked staff to do his job for him. He just needs to RETIRE! Or quit and go on Social Security until he has his 10 yrs in the Retirement system. Then they could hire someone who will be value added to the department instead of a drain on it.

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By: Snarky

Snarky — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:18:42 +0000

GAJ :

The cops always claim “you get what you pay for” ….. and that they deserve far more than they get.

But wait… didn’t a SRJC career cop just get caught stealing public funds for so many years that they are trying to figure out the damage right now?

And.. didn’t a San Francisco cop just get caught, off duty, robbing a bank and is now being prosecuted?

And isn’t a Los Angeles cop being prosecuted right now for, off duty, felony assault of a party goer by breaking the victim’s jaw in an unprovoked attack?

And weren’t two LAPD cops just convicted of dismissing a traffic citation in exchange for a promised bribe (alcohol) from a female motorist ?

Why, yes,,,, we get what we pay for !
Clearly, the cops don’t get paid enough.

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By: bear

bear — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:45:42 +0000

Raise wages or STRIKE.

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By: GAJ

GAJ — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:52:23 +0000

Public Safety, where any real savings can be found, will fight this tooth and nail.

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