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Wednesday, August 01, 2012

No More Minimum Wage For Cops & Firefighters

Cops and Firefights in Scranton, Pennsylvania will again receive the paychecks they're entitled to. After Scranton Mayor Chis Doherty reduced the pay of his city's public workers – including cops and firefighters – down to minimum wage, arguing his city can't afford it – three public sector unions in the city took the mayor to court challenging the pay cuts. Now, a deal has been worked out- and Mayor Doherty has promised to restore his public workers' pay with interest on the backlogged salaries. During a time when public works are assault all around the country, it's nice to hear some good news.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 1, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    How much 'work' do the firefighters actually do when they are not on a call?

    Increase their pay from minimum wage to current pay when on a call and return to minimum wage when said call is concluded.

    That don't make much sense either.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 1, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    So where did the money come from,the money tree?

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  3. Jim KingAugust 1, 2012 at 11:30 PM

    The DEAL; Pay them everything you couldn't afford to pay them and pay them interest in addition. Good news for the employees but the town goes broke and no jobs for anyone.

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  4. lmclainAugust 2, 2012 at 2:48 PM

    They didn't say where that money's coming from, but I know they DID say they were stone cold, flat out BROKE. More obama math?

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