PAWLENTY PROPOSES ZEROES
This
week Gov. Pawlenty told reporters that he plans to freeze the salaries of state employees. Contract negotiations
begin March 2 and he’s already locked into zeroes!
He also advised cities, counties
and school districts to freeze salaries. Worse yet, he's asking the Legislature to cut state aid to cities and counties
this year.
Here’s our response to the Governor:
- Union wages
are not the cause of the budget crisis.
- Bush
and Pawlenty have created no new jobs, huge deficits and an economy that doesn't work.
- We need good
jobs and public investment to pull MN out of this recession.
- Our
state workforce is the 13th leanest and most productive in the nation.
