Rethinking the Role of the Profession on Public Sector Compensation

摘要

It is understandable that public employees would be defensive when it comes to discussions about public sector pay and benefits. The financial crisis and associated media attention have placed public sector employment and, more specifically, compensation for public sector workers under the microscope. In some cases, the media has sensationalized the topic of public sector pay. However, in other cases, the media has simply chronicled the differences in benefits between the two sectors. While wage comparisons