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I hope the Union gets the TRO against this illegal action. Typical Carcieri "contract be damned" attitude. He should start at the top with the reductions and implement what the General Assembly passed in the budget. Too much grandstanding and state employee bashing while taking care of his own.

NANANANANA Union people. I actually hope you win in court. This way the Gov can layoff more of you. You should have shut up while you still had a job.

The greed of the state unions never ceases to amaze me....

This forum seems to be a bee's nest of people who, for reasons unknown, but easily interpreted, have a agenda against State Employees. Whether it be because of some diservice at a public building or relation to or with a State employee, the fact remains that they find enjoyment at our expense. My suggestion would be that if it appears that public employees have it so well, get an education and fill out a CS-14/resume. But keep in mind you will be working consistently short staffed with antiquated equipment, earn below your counterpart in the private sector, find your pension is not worth what you may have thought it was, have no profit sharing or bonuses and, this is the best....listen to everyone tell you how great they think you have it.

Put the blame where it belongs!!! Carcieri campaigned for Governor promising to bring new jobs and prosperity to the Ocean State. Instead of new jobs and prosperity we got new deficits and rising unemployment every year he's been in office - maily due his penchant for submitting budgets without designating funds to pay for the services being requested.

Can any of you run your household budget without knowing where the money is coming from???

His remedy for his abysmal economic record is to shift the blame for his incompetence on to state workers.

Now he decides to shut down the unemployment offices (this, when unemployment in RI is over 12%). Of course doing so won't get him any money because the workers that provide unemployment services are federally funded, and the state would then have to reimburse the federal government for the salaries of the employees affected by the shutdown.

It's about time that somebody called out this Governor for what he is - a bumbling, incompetent, fool who hasn't got the vaguest idea of how to govern.

Put the blame where it belongs!!! Carcieri campaigned for Governor promising to bring new jobs and prosperity to the Ocean State. Instead of new jobs and prosperity we got new deficits and rising unemployment every year he's been in office - maily due his penchant for submitting budgets without designating funds to pay for the services being requested.

Can any of you run your household budget without knowing where the money is coming from???

His remedy for his abysmal economic record is to shift the blame for his incompetence on to state workers.

Now he decides to shut down the unemployment offices (this, when unemployment in RI is over 12%). Of course doing so won't get him any money because the workers that provide unemployment services are federally funded, and the state would then have to reimburse the federal government for the salaries of the employees affected by the shutdown.

It's about time that somebody called out this Governor for what he is - a bumbling, incompetent, fool who hasn't got the vaguest idea of how to govern.

THE unions have contracks
agreed by both sides.

END OF STORY.

I do place the blame squarly where it belongs, on the uneducated people in this state who attempt to blame the Governor for the economic mess we are in. The Governor has attempted to cut spending in everyone of his budget proposals, but the General Assembly has pulled out his cuts and increased the budget. They fill the holes with 1 time sources like tobacco settlements and stimulus money. They increase their own budget and tell the Governor to find $68 million in savings. He tries to bring in companies but the GA won't reduce corporate taxes so companies will come. Whats he supposed to do...oreder companies to make new jobs? It's about time that somebody called out this Governor for what he is...I person trying to do whats right but has no power based on the unbalance of power that exists in this state and has to deal with the GA who cuts him off at every opportunity because they are in teh back pocket of the Unions or the poverty pimps

"... keep in mind you will be working consistently short staffed with antiquated equipment, earn below your counterpart in the private sector, find your pension is not worth what you may have thought it was, have no profit sharing or bonuses and, this is the best....listen to everyone tell you how great they think you have it. "

So why do you do it? Are you unable to find a job in the private sector? Why? Are selection criteria lower for state employees?