[quote=CA renter]
I would also point out that the unions have already given on pay and benefits over the past few years. Governor Brown’s pension reforms largely address the issues I’ve stated above. They have reduced benefit formulas, increased retirement ages, increased employee pension contributions (by a lot..and this was the #1 most workable solution to the pension problem), etc. At what point do we stop bashing unions — who did not cause the economic crisis — and address all the other changes that need to happen in order to correct the problems? The unions did not cause the crisis, and they should not be the only ones to shoulder the burden.[/quote]
Public sector unions will probably be bashed until they’re gone. They screwed up big time in the pr war back in 2009-2011 by being hard line. It’s going to take years before they earn back the public’s trust. The best move for the public unions would be to stay out of the spotlight as much as possible. The it’s not fair, woe is me attitude just reinforces people’s negative view of public sector unions.
