Because there is no profit motive, the 'employers' Also have no real idea of how to place a value on the wage earners.  Just because Joe the taxpayer doesn't want to pay tax's, does not mean the employee gets a fair wage for the work.


The best they can do is look for comparable skills in a similar demographic group for people in the private sector.     I have no doubt that political ideology on the role of government is  big deal in negotiation.    That screws up the trying to find the real economic 'value' or workers.

It would seem a third party (non partisan arbitrator), could find comparable numbers in the private sector?   

BUT, do you feel that public employee's should be paid as well as private employee's, as a general rule?