[The offer] hasn't touched any of our issues with benefits and working conditions. The only improvement in benefits has been a $50 bi-annual increase in eyeglasses. That is far short of what our members expect. |
A large population of the county is seniors. |
I believe this is the ultimate conclusion to a career in many ways, the icing on the cake after a wonderful involvement in the game. |
I have been very impressed with their staff. They are very professional. |
I think it's a good idea. Anytime you get more than two people together to talk about any issue, you stimulate the minds and it brings forth ideas that otherwise would not have been thought of. |
I think the main job of the commissioners right now is to make sure we have the personnel to carry out any ordinances that are adopted. |
It will resurface at some point. [But] I have been hearing very good things about how the surf zones have been run this summer. |
It's better value for money. |
The premier struck his MLA committee on the pine beetle in the fall of 2001, and that committee deemed the infestation a catastrophic event that demanded immediate attention. Here we are in the fall of 2005 and the Campbell Liberals are just beginning to implement a plan. |
They are simply denying other legitimate water users the resource and damaging the environment. There's no question that we will take action. |
This [offer] does not address our needs – the wages, benefits and working conditions – that the members have told us are very important. |
This emergency scene could have been much worse and a lot more tragic, just due to the fact that if it had happened a half-hour earlier. The school would have been filled with children, or with children leaving. |
This is extremely important. Quite frankly, we cannot get this done in time without outside help. |
We do have skilled people and they deserve an appropriate wage that reflects their skill level. |
You don't know what change is. |