Dated and Provincial Attitudes in Monroe County
Ah the good old days - Remember when we had leaders who fought dated and provincial attitudes? They led nation-wide campaigns and changed these attitudes? Have we forgotten how to do that?
Following up on Ladkiddo’s great post- Monroe County does not have Domestic Partner Benefits.
Why do we have to accept this?
I went to the Legislature meeting to hear about the Tax Intercept proposal that somehow didn’t make it on the agenda. I ended up learning that the Monroe County does not offer domestic partner benefits. Why? I mean if it is good enough for these local companies - Why not?
Video 1
Meet - Bess Watts. Spend 1:37 seconds listening to the arguments. She lists the local companies (more than the link above) - She says “all these companies create an environment where employees can flourish”. I mean wouldn’t we want flourishing Public employees? Employees that provide a little more effort? Public employees.
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Video 2
Then there is - Ann Tischer - She says studies show employees are more productive when Management cares about them. The cost of this program will be outweighed by the benefits.
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Get it together Monroe County. Please. How hard can this be?
I don’t even know how they think this plays in their favor. I mean this is Rochester with a rich tradition of social progressivism, not Kansas.