Politics at play in more state jobs; hundreds learn

[WorseBeforeBetter]

By Lynn Bonner and Bruce Siceloff

Hundreds of state workers received notice this summer that they are in patronage jobs and no longer have the right to protest being fired.

It’s not only Cabinet leaders, their deputies and division leaders who are exempt from civil service protections. Gov. Pat McCrory expanded the employees who work without protections to local transportation managers who pave roads and build bridges, and regional environmental regulators who approve permits and fine polluters.

Months after former Gov. Bev Perdue left office, at-will government jobs nearly tripled under McCrory, and he’s allowed to add hundreds more before the year ends. In two waves, the Republican-controlled legislature opened up state law to give McCrory 1,500 positions exempt from civil service protections. McCrory has assigned 974 jobs to at-will status so far.

During the Perdue administration, about 400 exempt positions were allowed, and she designated about 330 at-will jobs.

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http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/30/3151648/politics-at-play-in-more-state.html#storylink=cpy

[alarimer]

1. Most of my supervisors are in this list.

That fucker Skvarla just sent us a happy-crappy email about how everybody like us and we're doing a hell of a job.

Yeah, everybody likes us when we're not allowed to rule against any developer for environmental reasons.

Fuck you, Skvarla, and fuck you, McCrory. 2016 cannot come fast enough. I will be actively working to get your asses thrown out.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

2. That's what I keep saying...

but, ugh, it's so far off. Hang in there!