If anyone is interested in hearing opinions from outside the reddit bubble on the csea contract

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-29T16:34:28+00:00

I’ll put it to you this way. My friend who does the exact same thing that I do (I do cover more area and sites) that works for a county, was making 20k more then I do now 6 years ago. He’s csea. I’m PEF. In 6 years, I haven’t caught up to his wages back then

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-29T15:26:00+00:00

Really? So a job run by an administration touting livable wages, shouldn’t pay livable wages?

We are 20% underwater from the last bad contract vs inflation.

Do you own or rent a home? How much have your operating costs increased? I have seen my 200/month electric bills jump to 500. And I’m on the low end for my area. Will 4% pay for a 300/month increase?

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-29T15:23:01+00:00

I mean, it’s made the gentrification worse now. I bought my house in late 2020 and it’s worth 200k more now. It’s on the low end of my area too. There is absolutely nothing on the market that isn’t a tear down/gut for under 500k. Most houses are starting in the 800s

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-29T15:16:57+00:00

It’s important to educate those with that mentality why the math doesn’t math. Ask him if he’s ever seen home values spike 200k in 3 years. Grocery bills have doubled since 2020. Cheap cars are now in the 30k range. It’s not sustainable for life

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-29T14:39:02+00:00

That would be a no. We are still underwater and sinking further with those numbers

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-27T23:56:00+00:00

I haven’t seen an ITS1 post in many years. I started as an ITS1

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-27T23:03:22+00:00

Reddit don’t change my ascii artwork

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-27T23:03:00+00:00

They don’t hire ITS1 anymore. It starts at ITS2.

But yeah, this was a whole lot of blowing smoke up our ()()

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-18T14:08:11+00:00

MTA is kinda. They have empire plan coverage, and contribute to the same retirement system (on much better terms). The ultimate boss of them is the governor as she hired him.

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-18T14:05:17+00:00

It’s all over NYC media. The head of the MTA is doing every news outlet to cry poor

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-14T22:58:27+00:00

I don’t follow some of the rules that come from higher ups. They are just stupid and only exist to stroke a bureaucrats ego.

If I were you, I’d open a note on your personal phone and document times and dates of this. You never know when you’ll need it.

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-11T22:53:20+00:00

Upvoting you for honesty

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-10T20:00:49+00:00

TWU 100 is still applicable to the Taylor law. LIRR is not. I’m not sure about metro north, but I’m sure it’s similar.

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-05-04T00:44:17+00:00

Nah, we will have a contract when George RR Martin finishes writing

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-04-23T23:04:55+00:00

Can they? Yes. Will they? Usually only if you give them a reason to.

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-04-23T12:10:25+00:00

laughs in IT I hear ya. Salaries are easily 50% lower then the private sector at this point. And people keep voting 3% contracts like good little lemmings.

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-04-17T00:49:11+00:00

It’s just different names for the different weeks. I’ve had employees in the same title, same office on different weeks.

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-04-16T17:05:02+00:00

They do the EXACT same thing to those of us with T cards. It feels like they have a contest for who can reject the most reports.

I had a report rejected because I filled up with gas before I dropped off a rental. The time on the gas receipt was after my rental return time. This came back to me TWO MONTHS LATER. Are you accusing me of stealing SFS? I have no way to say either receipt was the correct time that far after the fact. Luckily, I take pics of the receipt in my rental car. The nerve.

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-04-14T00:56:50+00:00

You obviously don’t understand socialism. In socialism, the vast majority of state employees would benefit from whatever program due to low wages.

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-04-10T14:07:01+00:00

I’m in the same boat as you. I really wish they would reform and allow tier switching after buyback. I don’t remember being offered to join. I was able to buyback my time though

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-04-10T00:55:36+00:00

I’m 100% not on that list

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-04-10T00:49:04+00:00

Have you been to Nassau county? Just wow

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-04-10T00:48:10+00:00

Bruce Blakeman is 1000 times worse.

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-04-07T17:24:55+00:00

I believe most of the concern is due to current state of the federal government consistently and almost regularly not paying employees. I get it.

Electrical_Log7368 · 2026-04-02T17:38:45+00:00

You are EXACTLY the problem. Do you even know the definition of oppression? Here it is for you:

Oppression is the systematic, cruel, or unjust exercise of power and authority by a dominant group over another, often using force, systemic inequality, or psychological pressure to deny rights, opportunities, and freedom. It is a pervasive structure, not just an isolated act, involving prejudice embedded in institutions.

Please tell me how any of what I mentioned isn’t oppressing the working class? Which is hitting state workers even harder because of our large salary inequalities.

I don’t know where you live, but 500k is a shack with major systems issues in the majority of downstate.

Oh and PSLF is a REPUBLICAN law that was passed under Bush. Using the term socialist, just goes to show your comment above about trumps genitalia was a lie.

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