Here in NJ cops & firemen (and public works and everyone else) were sacrificed so that teachers working 180 days per year could get their 4% raises. A lot of teachers with less seniority were let go as well; good riddance.
Local governments are learning how to economize (in the same way we’ve been learning for 10 years)...
Obama’s Amerika
Notice how a bureaucrat’s pay NEVER get’s lower?