I Want That Job!
Imagine a job, that pays $1,000 a week, and you don't even have to show up for work or do anything. And the job lasts for 2 years. All you have to do is have a title and be on the payroll. Sounds too good to be true for many people.
Last year, Tim Johnson, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1659 -- which represents about a quarter of county employees -- was promoted to an administrative assistant position in the Wayne County Clerk's Office that pays $50,000 a year.
Now here is the beautiful part.
Johnson's receipt of the raise was a move by management to co-opt him in negotiations between the county and the union on a new contract, some members said. The previous contract expired two years ago, and negotiations have been dead since
I would have to say that the co-option in negotiations have worked quite well as negotiations have been dead since he took the job -- and then never showed up, even though he collects a salary and has been for two years.
Once again, and quite predictably, organized labor lives down to my very low expectations of them.
Last year, Tim Johnson, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1659 -- which represents about a quarter of county employees -- was promoted to an administrative assistant position in the Wayne County Clerk's Office that pays $50,000 a year.
Now here is the beautiful part.
Johnson's receipt of the raise was a move by management to co-opt him in negotiations between the county and the union on a new contract, some members said. The previous contract expired two years ago, and negotiations have been dead since
I would have to say that the co-option in negotiations have worked quite well as negotiations have been dead since he took the job -- and then never showed up, even though he collects a salary and has been for two years.
Once again, and quite predictably, organized labor lives down to my very low expectations of them.
posted by shoprat at 4:17 PM
5 Comments:
I don't see how some people can live with themselves, or even look at themselves in the mirror in the morning. Sheesh!
Dang...
My sentiments exactly Gayle.
Semper Fi! Shop.
that's amazing.... that's sad ... and unfortunately it's representative of what unions have become today.....
Talk about scary pictures, Shoprat! That Helen Thomas picture beats my Pelosi pic hands down! ROTFALMAO! Too funny!
gayle They just point out that CEOs make millions so what they are doing is small change. Excessive executive pay, in their puny little minds, cancels out any guilt over their greed.
gunz and dons_mind I think the unions have always been like that. While they used legitimate grievances to come into power, they had been perculated in greedy minds for years before, waiting for an opportunity.
Gayle. Took me a second to realize you were talking about the cartoon. Yeah that is almost as scary as the real Helen Thomas.
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