| WHEN THEY SAY…. | WE SAY…. |
| “Public Employees suck up too much money from the state” | “Public employees work the necessary jobs, providing vital services to the state. Private contracts doubles the cost of large projects, adding millions to the budget” |
| “No one has pensions anymore, State Employees are LUCKY” | “Everyone should have the financial security of a defined benefits retirement plan—unions raise standards across the board” |
| “State Employees never have to make sacrifices for the state budget” | “In the most recent SEBAC agreement, State employees sacrificed an average of $17,500/ person for a total savings of over $24 billion for the state” |
| “The union makes it impossible to fire bad employees” | “Union Reps fight for workers rights and a fair appeals process, but in the end a bad employee can and will be terminated” |
| “The State is filled with cushy jobs” | “State employees are public servants and take a major cut in salary as compared to private sector jobs” |
| “Unions make it hard for business to survive” | “Everyone benefits from the standards that union fight to put in place for workers—union or otherwise” |
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…AND REMEMBER: The middle class was built up by unions and delivered workers a safe environment and fair benefits |