03-02-2018, 10:01 AM
(03-02-2018, 02:40 AM)Synric Wrote: This actually all started because the Governor found out how woefully underpaid the corrections officers were in WV. They passed a bill in early February to give them a raise the teachers jumped on this and went on strike. Now the corrections officers raise has been put on hold and they cannot speak about it or strike.
That's sad. We have some similar things going on in Virginia with DOC employees. When compared to the private sector in our state, we actually compensate our employees worse than WV. We have been trying to raise compensation for the high-turnover positions which includes DOC and some healthcare folks. Our state police are also among the hardest hit. Our state pays them worse than just about every locality, so they go and get trained, get an assignment, get to know the locals and then sign on with them for higher pay. Unfortunately, there are no options for any of us here. No public sector unions at all.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
