There is only one game in town

There is only one game in town when it comes to local government ... and they are being held over a barrel and told to take it or leave it."

She said the conditions being offered, such as only five days' sick leave and no long-service leave, "were bordering on the inhumane"

Bordering on inhumane? You have got to be joking. Commentary like that from a deputy mayor really shows why the knife is long overdue in local government.

If any get jobs in the Super City it definitely will not be on their terms. There is only one game in town and that is excising the bureaucracy. Take it or leave it.