(PA-R) Gov. Corbett proposes 4 percent pay cut to state's largest employee union

[RamboLiberal]

Source: PennLive.com

Teachers might have bristled at Gov. Tom Corbett’s request for a one-year pay freeze, but many state workers might well be envying teachers right now.

A salary freeze looks generous in comparison to what the governor wants from the state’s union employees.

Corbett is asking the state’s largest employee union — the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 13 — for a 4 percent pay cut in the first year of a three-year proposal. He proposes increases of 2 percent in each of the next two years.

The average union employee is paid $34,000 a year. AFSCME represents nearly 33,000 workers.


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[msongs]

1. how about a 4% cut in services to all districts represented by a republican legislator? nt

[cstanleytech]

2. Well this might be a good idea

but to keep it fair how about every state official including those elected to office be capped at what the average state employee earns both in pay and benefits, for some reason though I really doubt that many elected officials would support that.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

5. 4% pay cut and gas prices go up at the same time...

Another screwing

[Mnemosyne]

3. And then PA legislators will vote themselves as raise, as usual. K&R n/t

[RedCloud]

4. That's one billion dollars full salary. Wall street people making that and more.