"No child left behind" (was Re: Filepro-list Digest, Vol 86, Issue 21)

[Richard Kreiss]

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> First: I'm not necessarily anti-union.  In the beginning, they did very
good
> things for workers rights.  However, if you're like me and often wonder
who
> is running the school district (or business), you may find some comfort in
this
> article.
> 
> http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=14212107
> 
> This is in Green Bay, Wisconsin! You know, the state that is currently
having a
> little disagreement about union rights between our Republican and
> Democratic legislators!  :)
> 
> (Also home of that football team!  Go Pack!)
> 
> 
> Dave Snyder
> dave at snyderz.org


Although I am no longer a New York Resident, I do have some qualms with the
public unions.

The New York City police negotiated retirement benefits based on the last 3
years average pay.  This is not base pay but base pay plus overtime.  Some
or should I say most officer's retirement pay is much higher than their base
pay.  Some patrolman retired on well over $100,000 when their pay was
75,000.  A few even received upwards of $200,000.  They had friendly
supervisors giving them the lion's share of the overtime. 

I think this is the type of thing that angers many people.


Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting
rkreiss at gccconsulting.net