Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Orange County union members protest firings

The County of Orange, California, is in financial distress. Revenues are shrinking due to the economy. County administrators have taken action to live within the County's means. Among the actions is to lay off some workers and furlough others for days or weeks at a time. This has infuriated the union, which has organized demonstrations against the cutbacks, some apparently on County time.

The demonstrators and organizers ought to be fired. They're confused about what their rights and obligations are. They don't have a right to a job. County administrators have an obligation to cut back so that outlay doesn't exceed income. Administrators are just doing what they're obligated to do.

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