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seank80
Don't Taze My Dog Bro!!
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Sean
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Re: NYS Employee Furlough Plan
Posted by NinaLemon
Posted by nrthshgrl
I know several people in the past year that had to take paycuts on top of seeing their healthcare benefits decrease & their cost increase.
As for not knowing employers who get workers to take one day off a week, there are plenty. My DH is IBEW Local #3. The past 2 years, the furlough was 10 weeks (eligible for unemployment only). A layoff, you wait 9 months to get rehired & hope to stay on the job.
One person had a $400+/month cut. I'm sure she would have loved to get one day off a week rather than have to work 5 days a week for less money. It's what the company had to do to stay afloat. I'm assuming this is the same thing the State is trying to do.
It's a very tough time for everyone.
Are NYS Employees considered employment at will or are they bound by their contracts to stay?
I understand that it is a tough time for everyone, but 20% is a huge amount, for example your friend who took a $400 pay cut, that is 20% of a $24,000/yr salary, if she was making that a 20% cut drops her to about $9 an hour. To me that wouldn't be worth staying. For a mid-level job at the state you are talking about a cut of nearly $1K a month.
I know times are tough, but state workers are already working for less, not getting annual increases and now they are going to lose 20%. I don't work for the state but I know so many families where both parents do and I can't imagine how they will stay afloat.
It will hit us hard. We will have to budget very carefully to keep everythign running smoothly. The issue I have is that there is no set time for it to expire. We already know that our increase this year isn't going to happen. Apparently none of the other unions got their increases.
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Re: NYS Employee Furlough Plan
Posted by babyin08
Posted by nrthshgrl
Posted by MrsGmomof3
I really think that the state needs to look at other ways to cut spending. There are so many people who collect unemployment, but work "off the books", there are people out on "disability" who are not disabled (I know 2 people like this). There are people out there who collect food stamps and welfare who do not need it (again, I know a few families who do this and who are 'proud' of it, they feel they 'deserve it').
Its insane.
They need to do a complete overhaul of these systems and weed out those who TRULY need it. I cannot imagine how much $$ is wasted.
Have you ever considered reporting the people you know?
i to know someone who is doing this and it aggrevates me to noooo end! im just afraid they will find out it was me who reported them.
Yes, I have considered it, however, I am also concerned about them finding out who turned them in. Is there a way to anonymously report someone?
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Nifheim
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Re: NYS Employee Furlough Plan
the college president sent out a message this morning to us, then the union rep soon followed. i have to say our president does not want this to happen because he knows how much this will devastate the campus even during the slow season. More and more students are taking summer classes, more new students need services, also it is the one time we can finally do projects such as relaunch a new website properly test it, relaunch new initiatives at a slow time so we can properly tweak things. It not just a financial burden to <me> but its going to affect all state agencies being closed one day per week. Imagine DMV, Social Security office, mail, etc.
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| Posted 5/6/10 3:42 PM |
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seank80
Don't Taze My Dog Bro!!
Member since 5/07 2240 total posts
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Sean
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Re: NYS Employee Furlough Plan
Not sure if anybody works over at the hospital but on Wednesday UUP is having a meeting to discuss what they know and how it will affect us. It is being held twice once at noon and then at 5 pm I believe.
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| Posted 5/7/10 10:58 AM |
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PotofLuck06
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Re: NYS Employee Furlough Plan
Posted by seank80
Not sure if anybody works over at the hospital but on Wednesday UUP is having a meeting to discuss what they know and how it will affect us. It is being held twice once at noon and then at 5 pm I believe.
I got the message as well. I'll be there as well.
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| Posted 5/7/10 1:07 PM |
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Nifheim
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Member since 1/09 5476 total posts
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Jennifer
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Re: NYS Employee Furlough Plan
we got another email today voting on monday and they are saying its happening. applied for two temp positions today and at two super markets. I hope i get something quick.
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| Posted 5/7/10 1:30 PM |
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MrsFlatbread
Skinny jeans are in my future
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Re: NYS Employee Furlough Plan
Posted by Nifheim
they are saying its happening.
this is what they are saying for us. At least it's the summer
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