Renegar Wants State Employee Pay Hike Of $2,700
Noting that state employee pay significantly trails market rates and is fueling a crisis in worker turnover, Rep. Brian Renegar today said approval of $2,700 across-the-board pay raise for state employees must be a priority this legislative session.
"Teachers have been rewarded with significant pay raises over the past four years for the important work they do," said Renegar,D-McAlester. "On the other hand, state employees have had only three pay raises in the last eight years. State employees in my district have actually lost an incredible amount of purchasing power, which affects all of the McAlester area.
"State employees provide vital services to the people in my district and to the economy here," Renegar said. "The prisons, Department of Transportation, agriculture and tourism agencies are all vital to our quality of life. In the rural areas, people must often travel long distances to work and their wages have to offset those costs. State employees have waited patiently behind teachers and this needs to be their year."
Because of inconsistent pay raises, the average state employee paycheck has lost approximately $2,700 in purchasing power, he said. The increasing cost of food and fuel is making it harder for state employee families to make ends meet, Renegar noted.
"Teachers have been rewarded with significant pay raises over the past four years for the important work they do," said Renegar,D-McAlester. "On the other hand, state employees have had only three pay raises in the last eight years. State employees in my district have actually lost an incredible amount of purchasing power, which affects all of the McAlester area.
"State employees provide vital services to the people in my district and to the economy here," Renegar said. "The prisons, Department of Transportation, agriculture and tourism agencies are all vital to our quality of life. In the rural areas, people must often travel long distances to work and their wages have to offset those costs. State employees have waited patiently behind teachers and this needs to be their year."
Because of inconsistent pay raises, the average state employee paycheck has lost approximately $2,700 in purchasing power, he said. The increasing cost of food and fuel is making it harder for state employee families to make ends meet, Renegar noted.
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