Post-unions, pay raises higher but go to fewer

[CatholicEdHead]

So now only a favorite few get pay raises.

http://www.sheboyganpress.com/viewart/20130408/SHE0101/304080137/Post-unions-pay-raises-higher-go-fewer

MADISON — In the first round of pay raises since Wisconsin all but ended collective bargaining rights for state workers, supervisors issued average pay boosts of 6.52 percent — but only about one of 14 eligible workers saw increases.

The Wisconsin State Journal reported Sunday that more than half of the merit awards were one-time payments, and did not become part of base salaries. The total payout cost $8.2 million.

The pay increases were higher than those seen over the last decade, when union contracts mandated pay increases ranging from zero to 2 percent. But one union leader complained that managers show favoritism under the new system, while experts said the state risks losing valuable employees who didn’t see raises.

“Wisconsin just has very, very good public employees and we have very good public services,” said Charles Carlson, a compensation expert for a management consulting firm in Middleton. “You have skilled engineers and scientists and accountants. You could say, well you just replace them with someone else, but they are very difficult to replace with all their experience and expertise.”

[mokawanis]

1. Just another insult to public employees

Handing out raises, or one-time payments, to some, while others got nothing, is unfair, unjust, and encourages favoritism. State workers are getting screwed daily by Walker and the repugs. The "merit raises" are just adding insult to injury.

[midnight]

2. K&R