Memphis City Workers Bittersweet over Bonus

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Updated: 12/05/2011 6:44 pm
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - Memphis Mayor AC Wharton said because of a $5.5 million surplus, the city plans to give each city employee a bonus of no less than $600.

City Council Chairman Myron Lowery told abc24.com, "Our city employees deserve more than they're getting; this is just a drop in the bucket to say thank you for doing a good job."

Memphis Police Association Vice-President Michael Williams said he was "a little beguiled" when he heard of the Mayor's plan to give bonuses. "Where is the money coming from if we are supposed to be broke?" he asked.

Williams said that money could be spent other ways, like fattening the pension fund or restoring the 4.6% pay cut city workers have had to endure.

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Frayserboi - 12/6/2011 8:33 PM
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These over-paid public employees need to suck it up just like the rest of us.....if unsatisfied feeding at the pubic trough, fine, go to work for the private sector.....'nuff said.....

wildcat3 - 12/6/2011 10:43 AM
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dont worry wintermute. They are giving a little while they take a whooole lot. The fire and police deserve better. To have 9 years on the job, more than a third of the way through your career, and they change your retirement plan? Even the county commissioners that wanted pension reform said that was just plain wrong to do to any employee. It should affect new hires only. And the city stayed with a pension over a 401k b/c it is cheaper for them. Dont worry the workers contribute way more to it than most private sector people do. Their insurance cost just went up due to some new rules, they now have deductibles that were never there, and they got a paycut, and their pension is getting slashed badly. All you thugs rooting for the police and fire to get ripped off have finally gotten your wish. I know one thing, morale at the police and fire departments is terrible, if you dont think that makes a difference, you just dont know what your talking about.

SteveTapp - 12/5/2011 10:01 PM
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As long is there a city debt, there IS no city surplus! For a minute there, I thought AC was not going to run scared in office.
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