Originally Posted by
Information Unicorn
The Count has his (/her) figures correct but for balance and context his (/her/they etc.) comment about “robbed at gunpoint” is exactly that - their comment. There are various percentages flying around from various ballots over the last few months, but there is a very large percentage who would say that being paid less now in real terms for doing an arguably harder and more safety critical job is worth actually fighting for in terms of pay RESTORATION.
So anyone about to retire who develops Stockholm Syndrome probably isn’t worth paying a huge about of time to in terms of opinion… but the facts are there
P.S. that’s my way of saying we are underpaid