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Posted by Southern BMT on Wed Jul 25 21:38:26 2012, in response to Re: MTA workers' union: We want more money, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Wed Jul 25 21:21:32 2012. The issue is *all* employees get that raise. If it were based entirely on merit I think far fewer people would have an issue...But in public service, raises for merit simply wouldn't be given. The city would put pressure on the agency to overlook merit in the interest of saving money. In addition, a uniform salary schedule is necessary to ensure that those who speak up about safety issues or contract violations aren't retaliated against (as a teacher, I can't tell you how many times I have seen a principal suddenly start giving teachers unsatisfactory ratings when they speak up or get involved with the union). Private industry had me standing on a roof pulling 40lb cinderblocks up 5 flights with nothing but a bucket and rope in the freezing rain. And working 16 hr days for 12 straight days with exactly $0 in overtime, since the tech industry is overtime exempt. That is not the norm in private industry. And if a private employee gets stuck in a situation like that, he or she can look for other employers who offer the same job. A public servant does not have that option. This same private industry that fired a manager who had the gall to offer 2 hours comp time for every 4 hours unpaid overtime worked. You are right -- that is a bad situation. And that is exactly why unions are needed...to prevent this kind of exploitation of the workforce. We as members of the working class should be celebrating when workers are protected from being exploited -- not saying "if some of us can be exploited then we should all be able to be exploited". |
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