LINCOLN- Yesterday, the Nebraska Association of Public Employees, a union that represents a coalition of public servants, called for higher wages and better benefits at a press conference. Justin Hubly, executive director of the organization, said increases in wages and benefits are vital to address the vacancies seen all around the state.

"We're just seeing a lot less people choosing to become public servants," said Hubly. At the press conference, nearly 50 members of the union crowded into the Capitol rotunda. State Sen. Carol Blood spoke at the conference, saying, "There's going to be roads that aren't plowed, there's going to be public benefits that are delayed, if things aren't improved."

Blood and Hubly emphasized that the recent blizzard that slammed the Nebraska panhandle could've been much more widespread, causing even further strain to the already-overworked snow-plow drivers. John Selmer, Director of the Nebraska Department of Transportation, stated that his agency is about 250 snow-plow drivers short, and many other Nebraska agencies are seeing similar numbers.

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