Posted by Brian on February 18, 2011 at 10:09:18:
I am a union steamfitter I also work for the state I make 80% of what my private counter parts make this covers my sick time and vacation time as of June 2009 I have begun making less than my private counter parts because of the wage freeze on top of that they also gave us furlough days and as of now I am almost $10 an hour behind the private steamfitters on top of all of that I have to pay for my own health insurance which thru the state would be $2400 out of my pocket I have gone thru blue cross blue Shield at a cost of $400 a month out of my pocket I don't know how much more I need to give you tell me