State HR office pays Facebook to promote letter blasting State Employees Association

[TexasTowelie]

State government’s human resources department is paying for Facebook ads to promote its leader’s criticism of the State Employees Association of North Carolina.

SEANC has been calling for across-the-board raises for state workers, while Gov. Pat McCrory’s budget instead includes targeted raises for hard-to-fill positions. State Human Resources director Neal Alexander, who was appointed by McCrory, fired back in a recent letter to the editor published in The News & Observer.

SEANC, he wrote, “should know better ... If SEANC genuinely supports the state employees from whom it collects dues, it should be more aware of the significant advances being made.”

Read more: http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/9575/office-facebook-promote-letter-blasting

[riversedge]

1. So-State officials have their own taxpayer slush fund to use against their own

employees. whow.

[TexasTowelie]

2. Yes, I found it reprehensible that they are lobbying on social media

to engage in a battle with the state employee association about cost of living raises to state employees and playing favorites with taxpayer money.

[classykaren]

3. Florida will be next

[TexasTowelie]

5. I really hope that isn't true.

As I learned from my own experience working in state government, public sector employees do earn lower pay than in the private sector because their is more job security and because the pension benefits are more generous (defined benefit plans vs. defined contribution plans) than those in the private sector. However, with the instability of the economy and tight budgets there are now more layoffs and the unfunded liabilities of employee retirement systems no longer means that public employees can expect a somewhat comfortable retirement. The governor's plan to reward only those in selected positions treats the established employees as as second class citizens who are unworthy, particularly if they are able to increase productivity and efficiency in their jobs.

[forest444]

4. Their tax dollars at play again.

Just the tip of the iceberg no doubt.

[scottie10]

6. What you would expect from this administration.

As a retired NC state employee, this is what I've come to expect from our Republican state lawmakers.

A recent publication of NCRGEA (NC Retired Government Employees Association) says that cost of living adjustments are designed to protect retirees from the effects of inflation, and over the last 8 years they have not kept pace. The avg inflation rate from 2008-2015 is 1.5% but teachers and state govt. retirees have received an avg of less than 0.3% and local govt retirees have received less than 0.1%. Our economy is recovering and funds are available to provide cost of living adjustments for these employees.

I think this effort to undermine NC state employees is part of a larger effort by the 1% to lower wages, cut benefits, and generally weaken the middle class in the US.

Thanks, Gov. McCrory.

[SheriffBob]

7. McCroy sucks

"One of these days, Alice, POW, right in the kisser!"