i agree...its what they want to do, lets just remove their benefits and cut them down to minimum wage...i mean, who needs money to survive when youre doing what you love! AMIRITE? hell...why not just make them volunteers! "500k a year" yea fuckin right.... maybe union president, but never a union employee...wanting decent benefits and a yearly raise of a couple cents is not asking for a lot considering what they do. you think you deserve a raise more because you dont like your job? thats your own fault for going into a field you dont like, just because they enjoy their job doesnt mean they deserve to get paid any less than someone who hates theirs. the longer youre with a company, the more you should make is the way i see it....youre vested in that company, youre dedicated, and obviously you do decent work or your ass would be canned (and yes, union employees DO get fired occasionally) you act like theyre demanding $10/hr raise every year explain why non union employees deserve to get raises but union employees dont? (im speaking directly of the employees affected by this bill - EMT, firefighters, teachers, etc....not UAW or private unions etc...thats another story)