I just read an article in the AARP magazine about a recent audit of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. A quasi-government authority that runs the New Jersey Turnpike. According to the article, the audit done by the New Jersey State Treasurer found millions and millions of dollars of wasted salaries and unearned bonuses. And how did the New Jersey Turnpike Authority management deflect the blame for its wastefulness? The management blamed the waste on its collective bargaining agreements. As if the NJTPKE management had not agreed to the wasteful agreements itself.
More and more it seems that when municipal or quasi-government agencies bargain with their unions, the unions get whatever they want, because the management and the unions are bargaining with themselves
Is it just me, or are all the articles written every day just seem to get me, more and more angry.
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Yes, lots of anger. That is why some days I don't go near the news. Spend the day with only music that you love and you'll have a great day! It's just too much information and you must give your brain a break and a chance to use a different part of it.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the NJ Turn Pike Auth. faggetaboutit!
Don't forget the 24 hour news cycle requires news to be generated (fabricated) if it doesn't actually exist and the unnamed management of the NJTP Authority sure stepped in this one. Waste isn't the fault of any CBA...WASTE IS WASTE! I am certain any agreement has no provision for, or verbiage to the effect of "Wasted salary(ies)" or "unearned bonuses". So these phenomena are CORRUPTION AND WASTE, not CBA's.
ReplyDeleteThe existing problem is the agreements made with unions and those who have retired. Don't forget that most municipal workers take somewhat to significantly less pay than they would get in the private sector in exchange for the benefits negotiated by the unions, but those retirees almost certainly will be asked for a giveback. Get ready for stormy weather ahead.