From the Columbus Dispatch
Editorial: Share the load
Columbus police should do their part to help city balance budget
Friday, January 30, 2009 2:59 AM
The city of Columbus faces a budget crisis that requires sacrifice from everyone. The police union's refusal to recognize that is unconscionable, considering the sacrifices that other city employees and the taxpayers of Columbus are making in a difficult time.
The decision by the Fraternal Order of Police to twist Mayor Michael B. Coleman's reasonable request for a voluntary pay freeze into an unfair-labor-practices charge is downright arrogant.
Most areas of city government already have felt the squeeze of bad economic times.
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Geesh, it's not like we are asking them to actually live in Columbus...




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