The back pay issue depends on which union and which contract...they're NOT easy (or often even possible) to find on-line. (why , I don't know-the taxpaying public should be able to easily look it up)
you have to take the word of some leftist writing for the WaPo,AP, or NY Times as to what their contract(s) state .
I would appreciate the opportunity to read the Governor’s proposals in detail, but to my knowledge, he has never offered one. That means that he is the governor of “No.”
In the debates to get elected, he stated that he would not shut down the government just to get a tax increase.
I wonder how he justifies this?
How long do they have to stay shut until they have saved enough to balance the budget?