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California: Furloughing Prison Employees Costing Taxpayers More
Loaded on June 15, 2010
by Michael Brodheim
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2010, page 36
Faced with an unprecedented budget deficit, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered state workers to stay home three Fridays each month, which amounts to a 14% pay cut. Known as the “Furlough Friday” program, the cost-cutting measure, implemented in February 2009, was supposed to save the state a projected $1.7 billion. ...
Filed under:
Furloughs,
Misconduct/Corruption,
Government Misconduct,
Guard Unions.
Location:
California.
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