07-08-2009, 01:14 PM
I'm not sure where everyone is under the opinion that Mayor Sabonjian wants to cut Police and Fire jobs. I was at the council meeting on Monday and got the impression that the City wants to negotiate with the Labor Unions to afford to keep all of the jobs. I work in private business and we agreed not to take a pay raise this year so our company could remain viable in this economic downturn. I don't think it is too much to ask our public employees and their unions to agree to the same thing.
I have an idea, why don't the union leaders agree to reduce their union dues so the police and firemen can afford to take less of a raise this year? That way the City can remain solvent and keep everyone employed.
I have an idea, why don't the union leaders agree to reduce their union dues so the police and firemen can afford to take less of a raise this year? That way the City can remain solvent and keep everyone employed.