July 10, 201213 yr Check out this A&&holes job, how you ya like to be him, he just need to slash HIS pay to $7.25!! id just as soon work for free. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/scranton-minimum-wage-city-police-firemen-140229063.html
July 11, 201213 yr Yeah i saw this a few days ago, the whole city thought it was a mistake when they got their paychecks
July 12, 201213 yr The first sentence... "Cash-strapped Scranton, Pa., has slashed pay for all city employees" The mayor cut his own salary along with the rest of the city gov't to min/wage also. The whole problem boils down to this: Doherty says his city has run out of money. Doherty wants to raise taxes to fill a $16.8-million gap. The city council wants to take a different approach and borrow money. City council members did not respond to NPR's requests to discuss the dispute. After paying workers Friday, the city had only about $5,000 left in the bank. More money flowed into city accounts that day, but it was still not enough to pay the $1 million the city still owes to its nearly 400 employees. Read more: http://www.businessi...er-wages-2012-7 Pretty sure none of the city gov't will get re-elected after this.
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