Sad Day

Well it's official, 2 districts are being eliminated. Of course I am totally against it and the obvious vendetta being perpetrated against us by the administration.

Is it tough economic times ? of course, we all know it, but why are we the only ones suffering at this magnitude ? 200 plus positions eliminated, brown-outs ( always lead to Black-outs), less supervisor positions. Meanwhile the cops lose the cadets & the people who take care of the horses ?

Read the papers, magazines or on-line news, my friends, the attack on the working class continues and is increasing. I just saw where a certain town is going to lay-off ALL of the teachers and re-hire them at lower wages ? WTF ! Two times ! What's next.

Getting back to us. If all agencies were being forced to do the same I would believe it is a necessary evil, but unless other public safety agencies are also facing these Draconian cuts I see it for what it is. This city has declared war on us with a no-prisoners mandate. Do not think this will be it. If they get away with the the brown-outs we will lose companies. The city is not out to drag a contract along ,they are out to gut us.

I don't know what we can do to stem the tide and maybe it's already too late, but I for one will not go gentle into that good night. This administration is out to cut us, they are just using the economy as an excuse to bullshit the public.

I had always hoped we could get by and survive anything but I guess not.