Lord do I hate this motherfucker - Schwarzenegger to seek permanent pay cuts to replace worker furlo [View All]

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http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2447041.html

ov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose ending furloughs for state workers at the end of June but seek permanent pay cuts and higher employee retirement contributions in their place, administration officials said Thursday.

Those two measures, which require legislative approval, would equal a 10 percent cut in gross pay, compared with a 14 percent reduction that state workers now face with three monthly furlough days. State employees would resume a full workweek in July.

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Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, called the furlough elimination a "positive step." But he said Schwarzenegger must negotiate any wage cuts or increased retirement costs with the unions. If Schwarzenegger ignores them, Steinberg said the Legislature will block his state worker cuts.

"No unilateral action," Steinberg said. "It not only violates the intent and the spirit of the law governing employment relations in California for public workers, but it also is shortsighted because the very people who aren't being brought to the table are the people with the most knowledge of where to save money."


Thank the dog for the Democrats!