OK then. Biden 2020.

[doublejj]

The railroads wouldn't shut down, because they would be backed into a corner and buckle to the Union's demands. Yes, I know what Unions are about. I've been elected to multiple officer positions over the years, in the two unions which I am a member of.

there are a lot of unions that aren't allowed to strike.

 

[PJ Diaz]

there are a lot of unions that aren't allowed to strike.

Public sector unions perhaps, as the government has control over them as well. Otherwise, please name a few.

 

[doublejj]

Public sector unions perhaps, as the government has control over them as well. Otherwise, please name a few.

mostly public sector....my 25 years in the California Dept of Corrections we had a no-strike clause.

 

[PJ Diaz]

mostly public sector....my 25 years in the California Dept of Corrections we had a no-strike clause.

Usually the no-strike/no-lockout clauses are for when a collective bargaining agreement is in effect. Once the CBA expires and you are in negotiations, that clause is out the window.

 

[doublejj]

Usually the no-strike/no-lockout clauses are for when a collective bargaining agreement is in effect. Once the CBA expires and you are in negotiations, that clause is out the window.

not in prison, you would find your ID card cancelled and they would bring in the National Guard.

 

[doublejj]

This is one of the reasons state workers get so many days off. The state would go years and years without a pay raise and then the state would give us another day off in lieu of pay. We already had enough time off, we needed more pay but we couldn't strike....You live and died each election depending on which party won governor.

 

[PJ Diaz]

This is one of the reasons state workers get so many days off. The state would go years and years without a pay raise and then the state would give us another day off in lieu of pay. We already had enough time off, we needed more pay but we couldn't strike....You live and died each election depending on which party won governor.

I don't have that problem, and I work for the state. I received an 11% raise this year, and get 17 paid holidays. I have close to 6 months of sick leave banked and 40 days of vacation time.

 

[doublejj]

I don't have that problem, and I work for the state. I received an 11% raise this year, and get 17 paid holidays. I have close to 6 months of sick leave banked and 40 days of vacation time.

Yeah I got a good COLA retirement raise this year.....a lot of those days off came in lieu of pay.

 

[PJ Diaz]

Yeah I got a good COLA retirement raise this year.....a lot of those days off came in lieu of pay.

I got both step and cola.

If anything came in lieu of pay it's my medical benefits, which I wish I could just cash out. My employer has paid over $250,000 in medical benefits for my family just in the past 10-years alone. I'd rather get that cash, and pay for my own medical expenses.

 

[doublejj]

I got both step and cola.

If anything came in lieu of pay it's my medical benefits, which I wish I could just cash out. My employer has paid over $250,000 in medical benefits for my family just in the past 10-years alone. I'd rather get that cash, and pay for my own medical expenses.

state service isn't for everyone.....

 

[PJ Diaz]

state service isn't for everyone.....

This is from my most recent pay stub. The first number is how much they pay monthly for my medical benefits, the 2nd number is year to date. I've had to pay over $4k this year for a specialist on top of that, because they are out of network. Just gimme the cash.

 

[doublejj]

This is from my most recent pay stub. The first number is how much they pay monthly for my medical benefits, the 2nd number is year to date. I've had to pay over $4k this year for a specialist on top of that, because they are out of network. Just gimme the cash.

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How many people are you covering? Thankfully you live in a blue state. Go check out what Alabama or Tennessee state employees earn.

 

[PJ Diaz]

How many people are you covering? Thankfully you live in a blue state. Go check out what Alabama or Tennessee state employees earn.

Me, the wife, and two kids.

Sure, the pay is a lot less, but so is the cost of living.

 

[doublejj]

Me, the wife, and two kids.

Sure, the pay is a lot less, but so is the cost of living.

......+ you have to live in a red state.

 

[PJ Diaz]

......+ you have to live in a red state.

For a moment when the democrats were saying that I had to either get an experimental jab or potentially lose my job, red states didn't seem that bad.

 

[doublejj]

For a moment when the democrats were saying that I had to either get an experimental jab or potentially lose my job, red states didn't seem that bad.

I would reconsider even driving thru a red state at this point....

 

[doublejj]

For a moment when the democrats were saying that I had to either get an experimental jab or potentially lose my job, red states didn't seem that bad.

You would never last working for the Ca Dept of Corrections...

 

[PJ Diaz]

You would never last working for the Ca Dept of Corrections...

Doesn't matter, I would never even consider applying for such a job, and if I was recruited for it I would certainly decline any offers.

 

[doublejj]

Doesn't matter, I would never even consider applying for such a job, and if I was recruited for it I would certainly decline any offers.

What agency do you work for?....

 

[PJ Diaz]

What agency do you work for?....

A post-secondary public educational institution.