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JustABozoOnThisBus

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7. The exemption might be because cops and firefighters can't strike.

Reply to Bandit (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 07:04 PM

Dec 2012

I think they have to go through arbitration, not a picket line.

Or, since Snyder is driven to work by a State Trooper, he might not want to piss them off too much.

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Wish they'd all close & head to Lansing! Michigan-Arizona Dec 2012 #1

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Except this bill exempts cops and firefighters Bandit Dec 2012 #5

The exemption might be because cops and firefighters can't strike. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #7

Teachers can't strike, either. GreenEyedLefty Dec 2012 #15

There's an odd alliance between repugs and some cops and firefighters michigandem58 Dec 2012 #18

Any Public Servant with that Attitude Toward other Citizens LarryNM Dec 2012 #20

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Past time teachers fought back. Good for them. madfloridian Dec 2012 #6

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If only I was in class there!!!! whoo day off! underoath Dec 2012 #19