I hear ya Agro... over here the Public Sector have been given below CPI pay rises (same as the Feds are doing to the Military) while the lowest the pollies have been given is 23%.... and this isn't a political thread IMHO because it doesn't matter a Rats which politician/party is involved.
Just boils down to unconscionable greed.
I think they have gone in with a huge ambit and are banking on the Public Sector Union going out and then they'll 'negotiate' a, say, 15% cut across the board for new hires and 5% for Coppers, Nurses etc.
I'm just gobsmacked that a 40% pay cut is proposed because there will obviously be a flow on to private sector as well
