No Raises

My oh my, what will become of this? Smaller raises, not no raises. What do we do when we have to pay more for gasoline? We cut and save and spend less without any raises for some. Why not just cut the whole raise ? Interesting.

"Doyle: Smaller raises for state workers

RYAN J. FOLEY
Associated Press

Most state employees likely will see smaller pay increases in July because of the state budget shortfall, Gov. Jim Doyle's administration said Friday.

Under pay plans approved last year, University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff and nonunion state workers expected to receive a 2 percent increase in July and a 1 percent bump next April.

But the Office of State Employment Relations proposed changes Friday as part of a plan to save $25 million to help balance the budget." WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL

The proposal would give UW, nonunion employees and state elected officials only a 1 percent raise, instead of the 2 percent expected, on July 6. It would eliminate the raise in April and replace that with a 2 percent increase in June 2009.

Union workers also would get the same wage increases under proposed contracts already negotiated with the state.