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The politics of public unions
The Police Officer’s Association in Long Beach may be trying to get the city manager fired because, in the worst recession since the Great Depression, he felt it necessary to cut their pay.
“Here’s a preview of what Stockton’s next City Manager will face,” writes a correspondent, “since the Police and Fire are attempting to hold the City hostage to keep their obscene labor agreements.”
Sadly, it appears both Schwarzenegger and Republican gubernatorial candidates are chickening out from proposals to bring public employee pay back down to earth. The reasoning is political. Goring the unions’ ox will energize Democratic voters in the next election. Republicans would rather get themselves elected than do the fiscally responsible thing. And yet some people think poorly of politicians.