Ocean City Today
22 OPINION
JUNE 29, 2012
READERS’ FORUM cept the idea that an outside agency needs to be involved in our employment. I don’t want to pay for some meddling group to support me. I’ll take care of my own business, thanks. I don’t want to pay for security that can’t possibly be guaranteed, as things change all the time. And as far as equality, you can’t compare the skills of an accountant to a cop or a firefighter or a heavy equipment operator. They’re all different as each of us is. Different skills, abilities, passions, ethics, etc. — this list goes on and as such, compensation equality can’t happen. Are we all to get paid $100,000 a year no matter what? That might be nice, but that’s not going to happen, with or without representation. Ocean City employees offer an array of talents and abilities and are pretty well compensated for them. True, no raises in four years, but the economy’s been in the tank; it will come back. Paying union dues isn’t going to put us financially ahead, even with a raise. In closing, before anybody literally
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Not all OC employees favor union intrusion Editor, I have to question the statements made by Ms. [Barbara] Dahan in Mr. Hoopes’ article last week, that all employees support union efforts being made. That is not the case. All employees do not support collective bargaining. Ms. Dahan states that we want support and equality and security — we have that. Ms. Dahan states we want consistency on rules and regulations — we have an employee manual that spells out rules and regulations. There are plenty of employees who don’t ac-
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