Spread the Word

Please make your co-workers aware of this blog.  It is a good way of getting all rumors and learn of things that are occurring in various offices to state workers.  Do not send the link from your work email. 

35 hour work week

A listener called into Ron Smith's show last night and point blank stated that state workers are going to be placed on a 35 hour work week.  I'm inclined to believe this.  However, when I did the math, that is a $6400 decrease in pay for me.  It puts me back to 2006. 

WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE.  We need to be willing to go to Annapolis and request to speak at any hearings that are going to affect us.  He can't just change this without getting it approved.  It is in COMAR right now AND, IT IS IN ALL OF THE UNION MOU'S.  It will go AGAINST the signed contracts.

We need to reach out to the few friends we have in Annapolis. 

I'm asking each of you state workers that may view this blog to do the math and then write to your legislators.  Do it now.  I will do a draft letter today for you to use if you want and post it here over the weekend.  If we wait, we may be too late.  We do have the right to tell them what we are feeling and how changes like this one would affect us.  We do have rights.  Let's use them.

Analysis: Employee retirement costs loom in 2010

http://www.marylandreporter.com/page5504717.aspx

Distressing News/Rumor - Please Read

I heard it through the grapevine ... there is a rumor going around that a republican legislator is going to introduce a bill that MOM cannot balance the budget by furloughing workers.  If this legislation is passed, it will open up the field for MOM to layoff and do the 35 hour workweek which is a 12% pay cut.

Some suggestions on how to deal with this should this rumor be true????

Another Budget Article

Budget expected to dominate politics
Officials: Some leaders may be wary of decisions that could impact campaigns

http://www.gazette.net/stories/12312009/collnew121058_32552.php