Two union contracts down, two to go Around Town, posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 28, 2012 at 10:43 pm
City Council members unanimously passed a union agreement with SEIU-represented city employees Tuesday, saving the city $115,000 a year over the next three years.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 29, 2012, 12:00 AM
Posted by Cuesta Resident, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood, on Jun 28, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Sounds like there are no actual pay cuts - just smaller increases than had been expected in the past?
If so, that's certainly no hardship compared to the private sector, where people have lost jobs, seen their pay frozen, or have the actual pay cut. And few in the private sector have ANY pension or retirement health benefits.
We should pay city employees a fair wage - but they should not be treated better than the average American.