I dont think its teachers either and thats why I asked for other positions also. In particular the ones with the strong unions like fireman, police, teachers have made huge leaps in income from what I have seen though as you noted it has occured in all the unionized workers. My guess is they have it alot better than in the good old days CAR waxes nostalgic over.
Public safety is basically police and fire. I’ve dealt with several and all had incomes between 100 and 150K depending upon whether they were staff or higher ranks. On top of that they all got very rich contributions to retirement. They do tough jobs and risky jobs. Most are worthy of respect. They are now paid at or above the levels of the most highly educated white collar professionals. They werent in the “good old days” when their jobs were just as tough if not tougher.
