U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer calls for incentive pay, increased protection for shipyard workers
BREMERTON — U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, is asking the Navy to boost pay for shipyard workers and provide them additional personal protection amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
They know that our Navy and nation’s sailors count on them to ensure the readiness of the fleet to respond to national security threats,” Kilmer wrote to the acting secretary of the Navy, James E. McPherson, joined by other members of Congress who represent public shipyards. “Because they have continued to report for duty during this public health emergency, we ask the Navy to authorize incentive pay for these essential workers.”
Kilmer asked that such "incentive pay" follow the same guidelines by the federal Office of Personnel Management that enhances retention "of up to a certain percentage of basic pay to a group or category of employees."
"We ask that the authorization cover the duration of this crisis," Kilmer and the others wrote.
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