Perdue wants to restore pay cut to NC workers

Perdue wants to restore pay cut to NC workers (Added: March 10, 2010)

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Perdue wants to restore pay cut to NC workers

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Gov. Beverly Perdue wants to repay North Carolina state workers for taking away part of their salaries last year to close a budget shortfall.

By: The Associated Press | WNCT
Published: March 10, 2010

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Gov. Beverly Perdue wants to repay North Carolina state workers for taking away part of their salaries last year to close a budget shortfall.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that Perdue wants to return the 0.5 percent pay cut she required of 170,000 state employees and teachers. The workers had to take 10 hours of unpaid leave.
Perdue says the salary savings helped close a shortfall of more than $3 billion. The shortfall is expected to be smaller this year and Perdue already has returned public money she used to eliminate last year's gap.
The governor also told the newspaper she expects no pay raises for the second straight year. The Legislature will consider salaries when it reconvenes in May.
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Information from: The News & Observer, http://www.newsobserver.com

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