HOW'S IS IT THAT THEY CAN JUST KEEP PUSHING OFF TO MEET AND NEGOTIATE. THERE'S NO RULE NO GUIDELINES NO DEADLINES. NO WONDER THEY DON'T WANT NO UNION. DEPUTIES GOT BILLS, DEBT, WAITED THEIR TIME AND WORKED HARD TO MOVE A STEP UP. A LOT OF US HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE S.0 FOR 20 PLUS YEARS NOT FINANCIALLY SECURED AND EVEN LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. BUT FOR FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE ON POLICY, UNION MEMBERS WILL AND SHOULD TOUGH IT OUT AS LONG AS IT TAKES. I CALL ANY NON-UNION MEMBER OUT TO NAME ONE THING THAT THE UNION WILL FIGHT FOR OR NEGOTIATE THAT'S GONNA MAKE YOUR JOB HARDER OR NOT IN YOUR BEST INTEREST ACROSS THE BOARD FROM STARTING FTO TO RETIREMENT (FAIRNESS) TOO MUCH BUSINESS AND POLITICS UP TOP. YEAH NO RAISE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT WAS AN UNFAIR PROPOSAL. IF YOU DON'T HAVE 10 PLUS DON'T BE SELFISH OR NAIVE YOU WILL ONE DAY BE AT THE TOP IF YOU STICK AROUND. WELL I'LL PICK UP CORPORAL SOME MIGHT SAY. SOMEONE HAS TO DIE OR RETIRE FOR A SLOT TO OPEN UP. OH NOT TO MENTION 3 OUT OF 90 QUALIFED (EXAMPLE) GET IT. WHY NOT BE FAIR TO A SENIOR DEPUTY THAT CHOOSE TO STAY AS SUCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF HIS FAMILY AND NOT WANTING TO GO TO NIGHTS, WHERE WE DON'T EVEN GET PAY DIFFERENTIAL FOR. SOME PEOPLE GOT BLINDERS ON OR JUST DON'T SEE,DON'T CARE, ARE BRAINWASHED, MAYBE NOT INFORMED OR ARE MISSED INFORMED ABOUT THE UNION. PICTURE WHO WILL STILL BE AROUND TEN YEARS FROM NOW. WHO WILL NOT BE HERE AND WILL THEY COME BACK TO FIGHT FOR YOU. THEY WILL BE RETIRE HOME FREE AND WELL OFF MEAN WHILE YOU ARE STILL BUSTING YOUR HUMP BEING OVER WORKED, UNDER PAID, UNDER STAFFED. DOES 3 ESCORTS, 48 INMATES PER POD, CPL AND SGT PER UNIT RING A BELL TO SOME I BET IT WAS A LESS STRESSFUL ENVIROMENT. BUT WHO TOOK THE DEPUTIES STRESS AND SAFETY IN CONSIDERATION WHEN POPULATION WENT UP? LET'S BE PRO-ACTIVE. I SAID ENOUGH ON THIS ONE POST BUT HAD TO GET IT OFF MY CHEST TOO. STILL MORE TO COME.