Yes, the Governator has an opportunity to emulate Reagan - - - and fire a whole bunch of illegal strikers. Permanently. Perhaps a lot of the vacated slots can be eliminated rather than restaffed. I suspect that most of them are far less critical than air traffic controllers.
Now THAT would make a dent in the California financial mess. Or would it?
You are confused about what is important to our elected officials. It has nothing to do with what they provide in terms of necessary service. It's all about what votes they provide in return for pandering with taxpayer money.