Meadowlands In Trouble

[pointman]

Originally Posted by Kasept

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...-big-m-meeting

Yesterday's lunacy as the mutuel clerks, who feel they have some unique entitlement, continue to act like utter jackasses. It's remarkable they would threaten so many people's livlihoods. But the NYC OTB mutuels behaved similarly until it was too late, so I suppose there shouldn't be too much surprise at this bizarre posture by people making $20/hour.

This is not surprising as this is part of an overall general union issue that is bankrupting the municipalities of this country. There is absolutely no give when it comes to these unions, regardless of whether or not they are overpaid or have benefits unheard of in the private sector. Why these people just can't be fired and replaced by non-union employees at a rate acceptable in the private sector is beyond me. It is a shame that other employees and an entire industry in NJ has to be held hostage by them.