I work in the PRIVATE sector..........No raise last year, NO raise this year........probably no raise NEXT YEAR.

Times are tough all around. Many friends laid off this year due to the "NEW WORLD ORDER".

Sorry that they failed to reach an agreement....but maybe that is a good thing. Like others have said here.....Our government is BLOATED and costs joe taxpayer way too much.

Seems everyone in the PRIVATE sector is cutting jobs to be lean, mean and profitable. With ALL those cuts, there is LESS money for services. BUT I've not seen anything about any government service layoffs.........ANYONE else heard of any??

Later,

Geo