What's the basis of saying "these guys may be overpaid."? That's the employer's perspective.
One difference with the air traffic controllers is that they were govt employees -- and could be fired. Bush can fire the longshoremen. Gene Coyle Charles Jannuzi wrote: > --- joanna bujes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > It's interesting that Bush has not treated this > > situation so far as Reagan > > did the air traffic controllers. Any > > speculation as to why he's holding off? > > > > Joanna > > Repugs want white male votes. These guys may be > overpaid, but they aren't elite civil servants. A > bit of a holdup in supplies creates bottlenecks > and actually helps stem price deflation > (Greenspan is really worried about deflation > because if it does set in, he has no where to > cut). And finally, Bush really needs to finesse > this now in order to work this sector of the > economy and labor into the homeland security > apparatus now being set up. It's telling that > it's easier to get Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to > cooperate than the US's own. > > CJannuzi > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com
