TERRAPINST, "should non-felons be hired even if unqualified?" Give me a break!! The job he's been rehired for is a LABORER. There are plenty of non-felon persons in this valley qualified to be a laborer and would give their eye teeth for a $33,00/year job with the county getting health care and other bennies. This is just sickening. Furthermore, what kind of restitution did this guy make? The money paid to the turnpike was withheld from his state pension fund. That's right, nothing came out of his pocket. They just took some money out of his pension fund, big deal. DISGUSTING!
Vindicator wants it both ways. Where is your outrage now against public employment?? Oh wait, I see . . . it's OK to make exceptions for some people. Isn't it ironic that it's always the people at the TOP that you want an exception for? That's right, it's the NON UNIONIZED aministrators. You remember, the ones who would still be able to have exceptions made for them even if SB5 had passed. Get your priorities in order Vindy. It's either a bad policy or it's not. And by the way, where is your big "Government Watch" section of your web site??
I am no fan of abuses in the public sector, but the Vindicator is way off base on this one. Why should anyone take on more duties in the public sector (or anywhere) if there is not appropriate compensation? If the county wants to do away with the compeansation of one department head to save money, then don't expect someone else to absorb all of those duties without some increase in pay. They actually did the right thing in this case and saved money while at the same time treating their employee properly and all the Vindicator can see is that some private sector workers who haven't had a raise lately won't like it because one public employee got more money for taking on another whole job. Shame on you Vindicator.
I totally agree with the above posters. I'm so tired of the Vindicator's spin on anything to do with public employment. I've cancelled my subscription and I don't even check vindy.com much anymore. And I don't miss it.
I don't understand. Is YSU taking away health care from employees who are part-time? They probably didn't have it in the first place. Not many employers provide health care for part-timers. So it sounds to me like they are just maintaining the status quo?
This retire and then rehire in the public sector is just not right. If he's not ready to retire, then don't retire. If you want to retire, move on and let someone else have an opportunity to be promoted. But why do this in the public sector. Instead, just retire and get a very lucrative retirement package, then be rehired doing the same job and getting a nice salary on top of your pension. It's just not right.
857's comment is not funny. It's too bad that some people still view women in a way that leads to snide comments anytime they see a woman achieve success like this. I congratulate Ms. Marsco on her achievement and wish her the best.
Mahoning engineer defends his hiring of felon
TERRAPINST, "should non-felons be hired even if unqualified?" Give me a break!! The job he's been rehired for is a LABORER. There are plenty of non-felon persons in this valley qualified to be a laborer and would give their eye teeth for a $33,00/year job with the county getting health care and other bennies. This is just sickening. Furthermore, what kind of restitution did this guy make? The money paid to the turnpike was withheld from his state pension fund. That's right, nothing came out of his pocket. They just took some money out of his pension fund, big deal. DISGUSTING!
May 4, 2013 at 11:28 a.m. permalink suggest removal
It’s worth making an exception to keep Hathorn at the helm
Vindicator wants it both ways. Where is your outrage now against public employment?? Oh wait, I see . . . it's OK to make exceptions for some people. Isn't it ironic that it's always the people at the TOP that you want an exception for? That's right, it's the NON UNIONIZED aministrators. You remember, the ones who would still be able to have exceptions made for them even if SB5 had passed. Get your priorities in order Vindy. It's either a bad policy or it's not. And by the way, where is your big "Government Watch" section of your web site??
April 16, 2013 at 8:29 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Wife of paralyzed KFC manager dies
Very sad. My condolences to the family. I am praying for you all.
February 19, 2013 at 10:06 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Board of control approves severance package
What???? TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO this guy gets FIRED and now he gets paid for unused sick time?????? THIS is what is wrong with the public sector.
February 15, 2013 at 3:27 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Pay raise by any justification is still a bitter pill to swallow
I am no fan of abuses in the public sector, but the Vindicator is way off base on this one. Why should anyone take on more duties in the public sector (or anywhere) if there is not appropriate compensation? If the county wants to do away with the compeansation of one department head to save money, then don't expect someone else to absorb all of those duties without some increase in pay. They actually did the right thing in this case and saved money while at the same time treating their employee properly and all the Vindicator can see is that some private sector workers who haven't had a raise lately won't like it because one public employee got more money for taking on another whole job. Shame on you Vindicator.
February 12, 2013 at 10:42 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Chief Mahoning County building official gets a 17.6 percent pay raise
I totally agree with the above posters. I'm so tired of the Vindicator's spin on anything to do with public employment. I've cancelled my subscription and I don't even check vindy.com much anymore. And I don't miss it.
February 8, 2013 at 10:37 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Obamacare prompts YSU to cap hours for faculty
I don't understand. Is YSU taking away health care from employees who are part-time? They probably didn't have it in the first place. Not many employers provide health care for part-timers. So it sounds to me like they are just maintaining the status quo?
November 30, 2012 at 8:45 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Austintown couple persevere through his Alzheimer's
I know how difficult it is to deal with this disease. God bles you.
November 25, 2012 at 6:20 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Officials approve motion to rehire chief
This retire and then rehire in the public sector is just not right. If he's not ready to retire, then don't retire. If you want to retire, move on and let someone else have an opportunity to be promoted. But why do this in the public sector. Instead, just retire and get a very lucrative retirement package, then be rehired doing the same job and getting a nice salary on top of your pension. It's just not right.
November 13, 2012 at 9:43 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Woman makes history on YSU police force
857's comment is not funny. It's too bad that some people still view women in a way that leads to snide comments anytime they see a woman achieve success like this. I congratulate Ms. Marsco on her achievement and wish her the best.
October 26, 2012 at 10:53 a.m. permalink suggest removal