Tuesday, June 08, 2004
Keep the praise, give us a raise
I went to my first Union rally today. NYC Police, Firefighers and Teachers held a joint rally next to City Hall. The turnout was pretty good, over 60,000. The crowd was pumped up by celebrity speakers, my favorite, Steve Buscemi. He asked how many of us saw the last episode of the Sopranos. I yelled, I wasn't getting paid enough to afford HBO.
Honestly, I don't think these Union rallies have any real effect. The only way to force City Hall to pay up is to strike. Alas, cops aren't "allowed" to go on strike. That has me wondering, what if we did, who would arrest us?
I went to my first Union rally today. NYC Police, Firefighers and Teachers held a joint rally next to City Hall. The turnout was pretty good, over 60,000. The crowd was pumped up by celebrity speakers, my favorite, Steve Buscemi. He asked how many of us saw the last episode of the Sopranos. I yelled, I wasn't getting paid enough to afford HBO.
Honestly, I don't think these Union rallies have any real effect. The only way to force City Hall to pay up is to strike. Alas, cops aren't "allowed" to go on strike. That has me wondering, what if we did, who would arrest us?
