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Daydreambeliever, there are plenty of people who appreciate the hard work and dedication you all put into your job everyday. There are also plenty of good people who don't want their children to live in a City with run down schools, high taxes, limited services and crippling debt. I am not suggesting we're there right now but the future isn't exactly bright unless significant changes are made.

I appreciate the effort from both sides negotiating the WFD contract. After the 1st contract was rejected it didn't look promising in terms of something getting done but I'm glad cooler heads prevailed. It's not perfect, nothing is. I think the uneasiness from most taxpayers is long term debt. New hires are a great place to start but I think its fair to ask if that alone can sustain the pension system for generations of retirees. Again, this is a good start toward improving the city's fiscal health but not everyone asking questions is out to get public employees.

In closing, for months multiple WFD members have commented here and taken the Mayor to task for what they believed was irresponsible decision making (leaking the first contract agreement, questioning whether Solomon was negotiating through the media etc) and I agreed with those criticisms 100%. Over the last couple weeks, those criticisms have essentially gone away. My question to the WFD members who have criticized Solomon in the past is what's changed? Did Mayor Solomon take a different approach to negotiating? Is this deal a dramatically better deal for the WFD than the last deal offered? Was there agreement between the WFD that once a deal was reached it was time to move on and not criticize? I'm wondering if the relationship has improved at all after these developments.