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Today's Poll!Panel digs into state pay issue
Friday, November 18, 2011
Not only are Missouri government workers at the bottom of the nationwide list when it comes to paycheck earnings, most state employees have not had a raise in eight of the past 10 years — including the past three, a special committee studying those salaries was told Thursday.
“I don’t know if I learned anything new,” state Rep. Mike Bernskoetter, R-Jefferson City, said after the Joint Interim Committee on State Employee Wages met Thursday. “It looked like five of the six surveys had us at 50th out of 50 (states).”
Gov. Jay Nixon has promised to include a 2 percent across-the-board pay increase in his 2012-13 budget he’ll submit to lawmakers in January — which would help a little.
But Bernskoetter acknowledged state government has a long way to go to move its employees out of last place.
“I would think that would depend on the state of the economy,” he said. “If the economy improves, hopefully when we get done with this information, we’ll have the information we need to address the rest of the (Legislature), and get them to compensate the employees (better).”
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MO4LIFE 1 year, 6 months ago
Well since the state employees are 50th out of 50 in pay and the legislature in MO is 13th out of 50 in pay. Why doesn't the legislature take a pay cut to even the discrepancy out a little more. But we all know that the oligarchs in the Capitol Bldg here definitely won't do that.
dougtbus 1 year, 6 months ago
mo4life has a very good plane. i agree with his plane
nozepicker 1 year, 6 months ago
Unfortunately the state workers cannot give themselves raises. So, tit for tat, the voters should give the legislators a raise by vote. If you look closely, the clowns at the state house get perks that rival those in Washington DC. Another thing, not a bad job for only working about 4 months out of the year.
JCLifer 1 year, 6 months ago
This raise panel will go nowhere chaired by bernskoetter. He campaigned on a platform to lay off even more stateworkers and lower their pay and benefits. Listen to the radio debates.
JCsleeper 1 year, 6 months ago
Formed a panel to study this thing to death? Wonder what Dashtaki's doing these days?
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