I noticed in this morning's Globe a fairly interesting set of LTE from various city employees. The letters are protesting the mayor's (DEM) stance in not negotiating with the unions.
Mind you, I am a supporter of unions generally. I am a supporter of negotiating. The City is saying the coffers are empty. The unions want more money. The mayor, who has historically enjoyed significant union support, is taking a tough stand.
In recent months, the unions have suggested they will protest/strike during the DNC this summer.
In fact, two letters have explicit references to protests/strikes during the Democratic National Convention this summer.
One letter concludes -- "Without that backbone
, the DNC may be doomed to failure."
I am sorry - something is a bit fishy with these people (and I say people, as I am not blaming the unions generally).
Since 2000 the sizeable surplus has turned into a huge deficit, unemployment has skyrocketed, the administration has brought us to war, yet these people are going to protest the DEMOCRATIC national convention? Don't you think they should be doing everything possible to help Kerry get elected, so the success of the 90s (when pay raises were generous) will occur again? Don't you think they should be protesting in New York -- at the REPUBLICAN national convention?
Right -- protest the DNC in Boston, blame the DNC for what the republicans have created.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/letters/