While Millions of Americans Are Losing Thier Jobs, Federal Employees Earn 2% Pay Raise
Congressional appropriators agreed Tuesday night to give civilian federal employees a 2 percent pay increase — which includes a locality pay increase President Obama didn’t want.
Government workers will get a 1.5 percent nationwide increase in base pay and a 0.5 percent average increase in locality pay. The final agreement goes against the wishes of Obama, who called for a flat 2 percent jump and no locality increase.
Locality pay helps address the gaps between federal pay and private sector wages in high-cost areas of the country. The Federal Salary Council estimates the current private-public gap is about 26 percent, on average. Locality increases mean a federal worker in Cincinnati might get a smaller increase than a worker in Washington, D.C., because of local costs of living.
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I have to give up one paid day of work each month, so that my employer can make it through the month, and everyone working there can continue to do so. And these people get a raise. Hell, we’ve had our raises frozen for close to a year. Too bad they can’t get a real taste of what most of us peons are going through. November 2010 can’t come soon enough.
And how much of a raise did seniors get again? Zilch, you say? The seniors at Sun City Center have got to be livid! I’m with the guy running for Congress who said he wants to see a one-year moratoriam on paying income taxes!