Workers Independent News: 01/27/11
States continue to struggle with ways to bridge massive budget deficits and its often falling on workers to take the brunt of the cuts. Jesse Russell reports:
Kansas is one of a number of states trying to figure out how to close a major budget deficit. That state is staring down a $550 million deficit and a new plan from a legislative panel could see state workers taking it in the wallet to help close the gap.
The proposal would see a 7.5 percent pay cut for state workers over the next handful of months. As a result the state would save $8 million. Organizations representing state workers have expressed concerns with the proposed plan saying it comes at a time when more social services are needed due to the very same financial collapse in the private sector that created the budget shortfall.
Meanwhile, a proposal in New York State to freeze state worker pay may have received a boost from a Quinnipiac University poll.
According to the poll 75 percent of voters said they agree with the wage freeze plan.
The plan would see workers wages frozen for one year in an attempt to cut costs. However, that’s mostly it for public support of Cuomo’s plans. 79 percent are against cutting school aid. 69 percent want to leave Medicaid untouched. And 55 percent said hands off pensions.
Voters also want taxes left alone with 66 percent opposing increases. 60 percent said they would prefer the elimination of services over a tax increase.
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States continue to struggle with ways to bridge massive budget deficits and its often falling on workers to take the brunt of the cuts. Jesse Russell reports:
Kansas is one of a number of states trying to figure out how to close a major budget deficit. That state is staring down a $550 million deficit and a new plan from a legislative panel could see state workers taking it in the wallet to help close the gap.
The proposal would see a 7.5 percent pay cut for state workers over the next handful of months. As a result the state would save $8 million. Organizations representing state workers have expressed concerns with the proposed plan saying it comes at a time when more social services are needed due to the very same financial collapse in the private sector that created the budget shortfall.
Meanwhile, a proposal in New York State to freeze state worker pay may have received a boost from a Quinnipiac University poll.
According to the poll 75 percent of voters said they agree with the wage freeze plan.
The plan would see workers wages frozen for one year in an attempt to cut costs. However, that’s mostly it for public support of Cuomo’s plans. 79 percent are against cutting school aid. 69 percent want to leave Medicaid untouched. And 55 percent said hands off pensions.
Voters also want taxes left alone with 66 percent opposing increases. 60 percent said they would prefer the elimination of services over a tax increase.
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