re: #1 Daniel Ballard

Bait & Switch? Nice catch. LOL

How do they get away with it?

The GOP and the affiliated right-wing media has spent a long time demonizing unions, the federal government, and federal workers in particular. Repeatedly saying the Government never creates jobs, that unions are ripping off the taxpayer, and that pensions— rather than being something earned by work— are some sort of unfair gift that the workers get, all of this has created an atmosphere where most GOP voters are actively hostile towards government workers and unionized workers, especially around the subject of pensions.

I think this gives governors a lot of coverage for when they start fucking over government workers.