State Workers lose out to

Corrections officers lose labor decision

"Under the state contract, corrections officers
during the next 13 months will forgo holiday pay,
take four mandatory furlough days chosen by their
supervisors and have their latest pay increase rolled back. 
The ruling affects more than 1,800 corrections officers
at 11 institutions across Oregon.
"Our furlough proposal, even though it had more elements
in it than the state's did, was fairer to the employees,"
said Tim Woolery, the officers' AFSCME representative.
"The state's proposal is just stealing their employees' pay." 
Read more: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100525/NEWS/5250316/1001#ixzz0p3bEzAfi
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100525/NEWS/5250316/1001#ixzz0p3aE4Yfy

Copyright ©2010 Statesman Journal