It is. These people are still getting a 3.1% as mandated by law which is more than most people are getting this year.
You act as if this is something be proud of
It is. These people are still getting a 3.1% as mandated by law which is more than most people are getting this year.
That came out wrong. I actually completely with the action. I was just pointing out that this is not something the administration is crowing about. Releasing news late on a friday, expecially on a long weekend, is only done when they want to absolutely bury the story.
I haven't received a raise in over 5 years and I feel fortunate at this point to just keep a job so I'm not gonna cry too loudly. I think using some bogus "state of national emergency" to justify the denial of these local raises is silly, though. What justification was used by previous administrations? Even Clinton shot down the localized pay raises. Surely Clinton didn't use 9/11 as an excuse - he just said "can't afford it."