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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Aug 31 23:28:28 2010, in response to Re: Oh L - Robotrains have a mind of their own, posted by SilverFox on Tue Aug 31 22:52:53 2010. And out of respect back at ya, I fully understand how you feel. Just so you know, I bailed from civil service by my own choice back in 1997 for several reasons - first that I was in a position where I had done all that I had been hired up to do and that policy in the agency I was working for had changed from needing someone with my technical skills and I saw myself being used in the future for nothing more than flying a desk and signing off on bullshit.Add to that, I had reached my maximum pay rate and hadn't seen a raise in almost 6 years owing to retrenchments while others doing the same kind of work I was doing in the private sector were being paid 2.5 to 3 times as much as I was getting as a state employee. I was also fortunate enough to have developed on my own time a software solution that was selling and so the decision to hit the silk was a good one. I understand your upset under the current conditions, but in fairness one also has to realize that what I saw in civil service has been going on continuously for the people that you're upset with and as far as their pay, they've done without for many years with atbest small incrementals while everyone else was getting fat, dumb and happy. As to their medical benefits, I can assure you that the work they do is extremely dangerous and is a rather hazardous environment. If you want to have some fun, check on the actuaries of retired TA employees. The mortality rate shortly after separation is amazingly high. Simply put, they don't last long, and tend to be quite "sick" when they retire. I don't think that people who haven't seen what they actually do aren't appreciating the seriousness of how hazardous the work actually is for those who survive to retirement. So I can understand the rage over the administrative types, but it's quite different for those working in the hole as compared to pencil pushers. I don't believe they got the 25/55 - like so many other broken promises, that never happened as far as I know. And as far as their wages and benefits, do bear in mind that they have severely lagged and they got an agreement (reiterated through arbitration) that MTA failed to follow. All negotiated prior to the situation "we're" in now. They're entitled to what was agreed to as surely as a loan contract. You definitely have my sympathies for what that's worth ... I can't believe the screwing we all got since 2001, and sadly it looks like those who screwed us before are going to get voted BACK in to screw us all some more. There's plenty of savings that the MTA can provide among so many layers of wasteful stupidity. However I just don't see the hourlies being part of the problem - they're getting shafted as badly (if not MORE so) than the public. Hope you understand where I'm coming from - I don't go to this much effort in a reply here for most anyone else. |
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