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Saturday, April 7, 2007

Blue Collar Blues

Posted on the HayWord blog Vigilant Vigil

Dr. Vigil says that he can't give us the raise that we deserve because "We are not Pleasanton". He said that we are a blue collar town. What does that mean, exactly? The tone of this comment, which aired on the local news, was one of elitism and arrogance. Do Hayward students not deserve the same as Pleasanton students? Do Hayward teachers deserve less? What is he saying about our community? The most offensive part of all this...? Dr. Vigil makes $229,500 per year. The superintendent of the school district in Pleasanton makes $197,960 per year. That is a difference of 15.9%. It seems that Dr. Vigil takes no issue with earning a white collar salary in a blue collar town. Perhaps his salary should match his community. Since he won't take a pay cut....perhaps he should find another community.

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