tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post102020407101222401..comments2024-02-12T04:30:53.556-05:00Comments on Tim White Listens: Teachers' contracts in area townsTim Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16588518063096822071noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-85418125328870819562009-11-01T22:51:43.491-05:002009-11-01T22:51:43.491-05:00"At least they didn't give $200k to the b..."At least they didn't give $200k to the bus company!"<br /><br />Actually, they did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-84473302637835871022009-11-01T21:51:17.776-05:002009-11-01T21:51:17.776-05:00Wahat $200,000 to the bus company?Wahat $200,000 to the bus company?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-11922496462439546462009-10-31T10:15:01.117-04:002009-10-31T10:15:01.117-04:00That's chump change compared to the teacher...That's chump change compared to the teacher's contract. By the time the contract expires we will be paying another $200K every pay period to the teachers. And you know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-14074502448970543582009-10-31T00:35:57.164-04:002009-10-31T00:35:57.164-04:00At least they didn't give $200k to the bus com...At least they didn't give $200k to the bus company!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-14041284830445831602009-10-30T18:45:42.341-04:002009-10-30T18:45:42.341-04:00I still haven't seen any one of the cowards on...I still haven't seen any one of the cowards on the Democratic Town Committee defend giving away the most lucrative teacher's contract in the state.<br /><br />Jeff Leake not giving you your talking points yet?<br /><br />And please, we simply signed off over tens of millions of dollars of expenditures insead of spending $20K on legal fees, far less than the annual mold removal at the pool.<br /><br />And you spineless spendthrifts did all this AFTER the AIG bailout and the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.<br /><br />Defend yourself instead of raising red herrings or running slick ads. You're on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-81091000757362158182009-10-29T22:59:18.960-04:002009-10-29T22:59:18.960-04:00I have one question, if the Dems only want turf an...I have one question, if the Dems only want turf and they have had control for four years and six of the last eight, why have they not done it yet? Why wait? Does that make any sense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-14962309664881173012009-10-29T22:20:46.639-04:002009-10-29T22:20:46.639-04:00And how could a football coach's brother vote ...And how could a football coach's brother vote no to artificial turf?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-88097597130590497452009-10-29T19:35:30.282-04:002009-10-29T19:35:30.282-04:00There should be a new rule put in place. Anyone ru...There should be a new rule put in place. Anyone running for an elected position cannot have any member of their immediate family employed by the Town or the BOE.<br /><br />How can anyone that has spent a lifetime as an educator have anything other than a partisan view when it comes to the BOE and their business? How can a retired teacher vote no to a teachers contract?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-29399507110495712562009-10-29T08:19:57.171-04:002009-10-29T08:19:57.171-04:00yep, lets save over a million a year by getting ri...yep, lets save over a million a year by getting rid of the whiners at 500 highland avenue that are the laughing stock of the state and hire the state police. no building no overtime, no equipment no heart and hypertension the state funds everything not a resident trooper but actual state police to patrol cheshire. no problem getting candidates look at the unemployment rate and unemployed veterans. sounds like a plan.GOP is finishednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-6587335024630460252009-10-28T21:52:27.786-04:002009-10-28T21:52:27.786-04:00Yep. Let's save $29K and cost the town $20M ov...Yep. Let's save $29K and cost the town $20M over the next decade or so.<br /><br />It's like claiming Obama doesn;t like deficits after he's spent twice as much on bailouts in one year than Bush spent on wars in eight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-73053071822384789572009-10-28T16:01:25.046-04:002009-10-28T16:01:25.046-04:00Aetna pensions are going DOWN 1.7%
P&W salari...Aetna pensions are going DOWN 1.7%<br /><br />P&W salaries are DOWN 100%......looks like hyphen fell in the wrong place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-4994754594570132792009-10-28T15:55:45.399-04:002009-10-28T15:55:45.399-04:00Hey all you 4.4% supporters.....
1. 5yr growth of...Hey all you 4.4% supporters.....<br /><br />1. 5yr growth of CT population 0% (less when you take out illegal immigration)<br /><br />2. 20 year change in # of jobs in Connecticut 0%<br /><br />3. Social Security COLA for 2010 0%<br /><br />4. COLA increase for Aetna pensions (for those who didn't lose their entirely several years ago) -1.7%<br />(Also will probably apply to other large companies when COLA's are announced)<br /><br />5. % increase in wages for Cheshire P&W workers -100%<br /><br />Where do you think the money for the BOE wage increases is going to come from? And please explain why everyone's standard of living must be pinched so educators can be 13.8% richer in three years? It is unfair and bordering on the immoral.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-2900924985489649142009-10-28T15:46:08.681-04:002009-10-28T15:46:08.681-04:00Hey, 11:41....I was no fan of Bush but his deficit...Hey, 11:41....I was no fan of Bush but his deficit spending was NOTHING compared to what is happening now. If you haven't noticed, Obama is president and it is time that he stop blaming everything on previous administration. Someone has got to stop the unbelievable spending....and we haven't even gotten to Obamacare yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-32398580007520355642009-10-28T13:36:27.232-04:002009-10-28T13:36:27.232-04:00Inflation has already hit Cheshire ask the BOE abo...<i>Inflation has already hit Cheshire ask the BOE about the bus contract, thank you republicans.</i><br /><br />Hindsight is always 20/20 and the Democrats are great at it. We don't need hindsight at this point, we need leaders that are going to solve the actual problem at hand which is looking at why/how the bid process started late. <br /><br />We need leaders that make certain that no council, board or commission is operating in a manner that does not allow them to run an efficient bidding process and leaves no choices but to accept a compromise at the expense of taxpayers. The bus contract, union contact are GREAT examples of this. Great job dems! But it doesn't help anyone....<br /><br />Diversion...it's what's for dinner, for the Democrats in Cheshire.Diversion Tacticsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-76047197878314429042009-10-28T12:16:11.557-04:002009-10-28T12:16:11.557-04:00Inflation has already hit Cheshire ask the BOE abo...Inflation has already hit Cheshire ask the BOE about the bus contract, thank you republicans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-37412234480076050542009-10-28T11:41:35.209-04:002009-10-28T11:41:35.209-04:00"Obama inflation is coming and everything is ..."Obama inflation is coming and everything is going to cost more."<br /><br /><br />You have a short memory. We're in this mess because of the Bush's failed administration. You can't shift the balme. Imagine if Bush had 4 more years where this country would be. <br /><br />Remember the Iraq war? It's cost over a trillion dollars for an unessary war. Remember it was Bush who implemented Medicare Prescription Dugs without paying for it. Remember it was Bush who gave the rich a tax break that has cost over a tillion dollars. <br /><br />So, stop complaining over something you don't understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-65458697225218043402009-10-28T09:56:41.012-04:002009-10-28T09:56:41.012-04:00The real question is why were these contracts deal...The real question is why were these contracts dealt with so late, so close to their expiration?<br />The BOE should be asking the Supt why a multi-year multi-million dollar contract wasn't handled earlier in the year so everyone would have time to deal with it. Ditto the trash deal. When you go out late to bid you naturally end up with fewer bidders since companies don't have time to do the proper analysis. <br />The Dem's are trying to blame the R's for following standard business procedure and keeping the town from getting caught in a bad deal. <br />Claiming a greater expense for these contracts may not be accurate. If we accepted a one year extension and then went for a five year contract bid next year don't you think the total price might be a lot higher......Obama inflation is coming and everything is going to cost more. Locking in a "more expensive" contract now is going to look brilliant in hindsight.<br />Bravo the R's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-36218582048031457982009-10-28T09:43:19.057-04:002009-10-28T09:43:19.057-04:00"Another rep waste first $200k for buses then..."Another rep waste first $200k for buses then $50k for garbarge now $20k more for the teacher contract. When you fight you can lose and the contract award can be higher then the settled amount. The difference could have been much more than the $200k already wasted."<br /><br />This is atypical democrat thinking at its finest and the problem we have with majority leadership in town. I think the quote above speaks for itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-16506219080933745662009-10-28T09:20:17.088-04:002009-10-28T09:20:17.088-04:007:12 p.m. I'd bet you don't like the state...7:12 p.m. I'd bet you don't like the state attorney general for some reason either. Relative to the town finally seeing the light and demanding that trash contracts be bid competitively in the light of day maybe you should read this morning's article on page A3 of the WR newspaper. I guess it's fair to say in the recent past residents were the victims of a massive fraud and after that we are just supposed to hand over a new no-bid contract to one of the companies involved. You have to be kidding and anyone supporting no bids in this environment just has to be kidding too. <br /><br />In part it says:<br /><br />"... On Tuesday, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal an nounced that his office and the Department of Consumer Protection are suing Galante to compensate former customers. The central allegation is that Galante artificially raised prices on commercial and resi dential customers through his criminal conspiracy. He controlled 25 different companies.<br /><br />“James Galante master minded the conspiracy, profited from it and now we want money back for the consumers who suffered inflated costs for trash hauling as a result of ... Galante’s racketeering and bid rigging,” Blumenthal said.<br /><br />Last September, a federal judge sentenced Galante to 87 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and wire-fraud con spiracy. Another 32 co-conspirators also pleaded guilty to various charges. ..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-57988806792847544022009-10-28T00:00:31.228-04:002009-10-28T00:00:31.228-04:007:12
You must be some sort of idiot.
It was not ...7:12<br /><br />You must be some sort of idiot.<br /><br />It was not a definite that there would be legal fees. What if they voted no to the 4.4% and there was no fight, just negotiations?<br />What if we still had legal fees, but saved a lot more than $20k by winning?<br /><br />Your analogy is exactly the reason why we have no fiscal responsibility. Rather than fight or follow procedure, you would just give in and renew contracts without bids and let teachers dictate to us what we will give them.<br /><br />When does it end??<br /><br />Lets hope on November 2!Contoured Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553708889573794795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-58751075884605790902009-10-27T22:16:09.176-04:002009-10-27T22:16:09.176-04:00....yes, Justin is Mall Man"
No one could ha.......yes, Justin is Mall Man"<br /><br />No one could have worked harder for W/S's Mall application. He was a one man paperhanger with his sidekick Scanlon. He was everywhere promoting the conversion of good industrially zoned land that could provide good paying jobs to zoning that allowed more high density housing and retail store that provide low paying jobs. <br /><br />You can bet that if he is elected he wiil most likely continue to work for the mall operators under the guise of increasing tax revenue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-23733141028266474972009-10-27T22:07:43.147-04:002009-10-27T22:07:43.147-04:007:12PM What world are you living in? The economy...7:12PM What world are you living in? The economy was crashing, banks needed bailout money, there was talk of another great depression and the teachers were going to get more in arbitration. Only the Dems would see that logic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-77827199513566993262009-10-27T20:19:55.379-04:002009-10-27T20:19:55.379-04:00Every other town is coming in way below 4.4% and y...Every other town is coming in way below 4.4% and you cowards on the Democratic Town Committee threw in the towel rather than spend the pittance to save this town real money.<br /><br />Lemma ask this. When a DTC member needs to go to the bathroom does he need to borrow the key from Jeff Leake?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-31520890205206420922009-10-27T19:12:51.161-04:002009-10-27T19:12:51.161-04:00Another rep waste first $200k for buses then $50k ...Another rep waste first $200k for buses then $50k for garbarge now $20k more for the teacher contract. When you fight you can lose and the contract award can be higher then the settled amount. The difference could have been much more than the $200k already wasted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21123853.post-29158661947893821632009-10-27T17:33:54.077-04:002009-10-27T17:33:54.077-04:00It's much harder working in New Haven than Che...It's much harder working in New Haven than Cheshire. The NH teachers deserve the 4.4% and Cheshire 3%. Go figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com