“And let’s not forget that public employees make relatively low salaries during their careers”
Not sure if this part is still true. Wage inflation has continued in the public sector as private sector wages flattened.
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Again, I’m not saying I like the rules, and certainly people who claim to have worked OT without actually having done so should be sanctioned.
Regarding wages, I obviously can’t make any blanket statements, and using lawyers as an example doesn’t reflect the situation in other job categories. But as an example, I learned from a friend just yesterday that administrative law judges in NYC agencies make a max of $39,000 for 1,000 hours of work per year. They used to be able to take on a second ALJ post in a different agency, so they could essentially work a full-time job … and make a grand total of $78,000 per year. (Now, they are precluded from taking on that second ALJ position, so they need to supplement their salary elsewhere.) Even in this depressed economy, a first-year law firm associate makes considerably more than that.
I sometimes wonder if a ‘reverse strike’ of sorts would work. To protest mismanagement of funds, etc. within the MTA, would they get the point if somehow EVERY SINGLE PERSON refused to ride the subways/buses for a few days. That would be a serious loss of revenue, even if only done for a day or two. But that would probably just come back to bite us in the ass because it may further increase their money woes.
dona, we go to the 38th Street one. It seems worse than it really is. If you do it right, take a look at the watch when you get in and leave. We always look at each other and say ‘whew, that wasn’t TOO bad’.
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You’ll see carpenters making more than most professors in some of the colleges and similar stuff.
the thing tho is that a good carpenter is worth their weight in gold. a good professor is pretty much a dime a dozen.
*rob*
“And let’s not forget that public employees make relatively low salaries during their careers”
Not sure if this part is still true. Wage inflation has continued in the public sector as private sector wages flattened.
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Again, I’m not saying I like the rules, and certainly people who claim to have worked OT without actually having done so should be sanctioned.
Regarding wages, I obviously can’t make any blanket statements, and using lawyers as an example doesn’t reflect the situation in other job categories. But as an example, I learned from a friend just yesterday that administrative law judges in NYC agencies make a max of $39,000 for 1,000 hours of work per year. They used to be able to take on a second ALJ post in a different agency, so they could essentially work a full-time job … and make a grand total of $78,000 per year. (Now, they are precluded from taking on that second ALJ position, so they need to supplement their salary elsewhere.) Even in this depressed economy, a first-year law firm associate makes considerably more than that.
By denton on August 30, 2010 2:41 PM
well, cobble, these are all baked into union contracts. Be hard to get rid of them. But maybe someone will come that has the balls to do it.
CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE!
CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE!
CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE!
CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE!
CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE!
CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE!
CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE!
CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE! CHRISTIE!
I saw a coupla of losers in PS Saturday night!
I sometimes wonder if a ‘reverse strike’ of sorts would work. To protest mismanagement of funds, etc. within the MTA, would they get the point if somehow EVERY SINGLE PERSON refused to ride the subways/buses for a few days. That would be a serious loss of revenue, even if only done for a day or two. But that would probably just come back to bite us in the ass because it may further increase their money woes.
dona, we go to the 38th Street one. It seems worse than it really is. If you do it right, take a look at the watch when you get in and leave. We always look at each other and say ‘whew, that wasn’t TOO bad’.
well, cobble, these are all baked into union contracts. Be hard to get rid of them. But maybe someone will come that has the balls to do it.
well said park sloper!
i guess the only argument is that tax payers pay a heavy burden for their perks…
weren’t we all supposed to have been replaced by robots by now anyway?
*rob*
I miss Eastern Airlines. During their last bankruptcy, they had $99 first class tickets and free make-your-own sundaes!! De-LISH!!