http://thclive.net/2015/08/06/humboldt-sheriffs-give-themselves-raises-with-your-money-and-whine-about-it/
This is the comment I left on that post.
THC, it is the Humboldt Deputy Sheriff’s Organization that is whining, not the Humboldt County’s Sheriff’s office. They may or may not speak for all deputies and all Sheriff’s employees. LOCO basically ran another article stating the same points when these guys protested at Rex’s campaign announcement.
I have great respect for the brave men and women that work for HCSO. In this case, I agree with THC and support the Supervisors. They used the Measure Z for what people voted it should be used for. HDSO is a union and like all unions does not understand economics; they do get entitlement. Pensions, pay raises are not the privilege of a few when others are struggling in the same economy. Unions need to be abolished. They are no longer about protecting workers, they are about a bunch of bureaucrats getting paid to create division and dissension. We should give the raise to the few HDSO whiners with the money we get from firing all the paid union reps.
There are some other points that need to be made and questions asked of the Humboldt Deputy Sheriff's Organization "protestors." It seems they think only top deputies deserve raises and their excuse is that this is so they can hire experienced staff from other agencies. When you are making $120 k plus, you can afford to pass a pay raise or two. As for people who have left, one such former employee, Deputy Bang Cao, the one who got shot in the line of duty, did so to move closer to his family, among other reasons. So what are the reasons others have left? Some may have been injured and can no longer work on the job. An inside source told me that Sheriff Downey will be on Channel 3 tonight, what will he say? Why doesn't the HDSO name the people who have left so we can check and see the facts for ourselves.