Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter did the right thing.
His decision to veto a firefighters union bill protected the city, it’s citizens from losing leverage, being held hostage on some level down the road. Firefighters, just like any public servants don’t need power; they work for the common good and should not have the ability to drive hard bargains.
Those whom serve — from firefighters to police to teachers, whomever, all are critical members of a community and truthfully, woefully under-compensated. They are deserving of more income, more benefits but those positions, within society, just don’t earn that sort of money. It’s wrong.
What needs to happen but never will is for politicians to accept less, sometimes far less so the people who do the most good — civil servants — can be rewarded well in relation to their contribution to society.
