'Temporary' City Employee Pay Cuts Here to Stay

Memphis city employees aren't going to get their money back. Members of the police union say the cuts of more than four and a half percent were only supposed to last one year, but they will go on indefinitely according to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton.

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Frayserboi - 7/18/2012 9:20 AM

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@jen090908 - Goes with the paycheck!

jen09098 - 7/18/2012 12:01 AM

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Frayserrboi... you do realize that most holidays they are working. I couldn't tell you how many holidays my husband has had to miss with our kids because he had to work. Like most people they get paid for holidays. Plus those are the busiest days because families can't get together without calling the police because someone pulled a gun on someone else.. they get (I believe) 1 sick day a month- it might be 1 per paycheck but I think its 1 per month. And if they get hurt or sick off the job they have to use those to get paid just everyone else... seriously whatIs your problem?

Frayserboi - 7/17/2012 6:54 PM

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The sad truth is, a large percentage of these government "employees" would be un-employable in the private sector, and would certainly never merit the level of compensation they recieve now. How many paid holidays & sick days do they receive, anyway? If they are so unsatisfied with the level of "charity" they are benefitting from, well, the Commercial Appeal is for sale daily, and they even have classified ads for jobs!

gunslinger - 7/17/2012 5:41 PM

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Great story Mike. With a little research I'm sure you can find official documentation addressed to public service personnel that clearly states that the 4.6% pay cut was a temporary measure. The public may forget,the city would like to forget, but I can assure you the employee will not. Ck with the employee public service unions and associtions, I'm sure they are familiar with it.

JeffersonTao - 7/17/2012 3:19 PM

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More neocon drivel about how government is always bad and is always the enemy. That view brought to you by shills for the Oligopoly, sadly unknowingly.

Concerned - 7/17/2012 3:06 PM

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The best solution is to keep annexing areas especialy those like mine with high income earners, turn Memphis into a metro area with only one set of city leadership and finally add a tax for shelby county for those who make their living in Memphis but live elsewhere.

Das Boot - 7/17/2012 9:40 AM

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Really, what it is going to come down to is what the Judge decides. A "contract" is a legal binding document, regardless if it is with a lowly employee or Big Buisness. You still have to respect the ink on the paper not the people it is with.

bluffcity - 7/17/2012 12:10 AM

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SteveTapp & Frayserrboi: do you think that city employees are somehow exempt from taxes? The majority of city employees are required to live in Shelby County & many are required to live within the city limits. They are paying the same taxes you are. Are you required to pay $$$ back to your employer?

Frayserboi - 7/16/2012 11:54 PM

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Well said SteveTapp!! Here Here! Let the "Gubment" employees vote with their feet if they can find a better trough!......Priceless....

SteveTapp - 7/16/2012 9:14 PM

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So far I seem to be the only commenter who pays high taxes here and is not a government employee. I say: The ecconomy is rotten; Memphis needs to stop being the highest taxed place in Tennessee; other jobs are dangerous (let's see some statistics); and any government employee who doesn't like what he's getting paid can just vote with his feet right into another job, as far as *I'm* concerned.

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