Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Pennsylvania City Workers are welcomed to Minimum Wage Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [mod]JennyColada[/mod] at 8:28 am on July 9, 2012[quote]Is he planning in compensating back pay when/if the state gets more funds?[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post scalywag66 Posted at 8:02 am on July 9, 2012 Seems like the music is about to stop playing in thems neck of the woods.  Time for the city to insert another ¢.25 into the jukebox, if there is enough money that is... The city of Scranton, Pa., sent out paychecks to its employees Friday, like it does every two weeks. But this time the checks were much smaller than usual. Mayor Chris Doherty has reduced everyone's pay — including his own — to the state's minimum wage: $7.25 an hour. Doherty says his city has run out of money. ... The firefighters' union, along with the police and public works unions, have taken the city to court. Lackawanna County Judge Michael Barrasse issued an injunction, essentially agreeing with the unions that the city was breaking the law, but Doherty says he doesn't have another choice. Despite the injunction, he had the city send out paychecks based on minimum wage. ... http://www.npr.org/2012/07/07/156416876/scrantons-public-workers-pay-cut-to-minimum-wage?ft=1&f=1017 Wonder if the Mayor already has his mortgage paid down so he will be able to afford to live in his house while others will not be so lucky.

Replies Bud2400 Posted at 3:27 pm on July 9, 2012 Lol at running a city staff on minimum wage, fire department and police and all.  For the kind of work they do, they might as well go on strike, or just do a mass walkout at that kind of pay.  You can get a far easier job with much less responsibility to worry about at minimum wage than what they're doing now. JennyColada Posted at 8:28 am on July 9, 2012 Is he planning in compensating back pay when/if the state gets more funds? The Last Magister Posted at 8:25 am on July 9, 2012 I think that's rather noble of Doherty and I think more politicians need to start being willing to cut their own funds and paychecks. Lyrical Death Posted at 8:04 am on July 9, 2012 Yay socialism! All 4 previous replies displayed.