Federal employees COLA slashed

[*michaelsean*]

(02-17-2020, 11:20 AM)Benton Wrote: Matt already addressed the bigger picture aspect, but I'll add that sometimes it does.

Look at Hostess a few years ago. After several years of consecutive raises for upper management and their CEO, the teamsters went on strike the second (or third?) year that they were asked not to negotiate a raise for members. Profits were up, upper management was receiving significant raises, but they didn't want employees to have a cost of living adjustment. When the union said "no" to two years of flat salaries, the management tried to paint it as 'evil union thugs are stealing your Twinkies!' 

So is it more of a "how it looks thing"?  If we took away the raises and distributed it, would it make a difference in giant corporations?