March 6, 2009
WMS ACCOUNTABILITY BILL PASSES HOUSE
The bill bringing accountability to the Washington Management Service and exempt service passed the House March 4 on a vote of 95-0. SHB 2049 provides transparency on the numbers of WMS and exempt positions and the special pay they receive.
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Transparency? Does this mean that now we'll know how much these people receive as 'bonuses'? We hear that they receive a bonus if they can cut their budgets, and they cut their budgets by limiting travel, classes (education), even postage! All so they can receive a bonus.
ReplyDeleteIf the WMS and the EMS all took a 3% cut in their pay, how many of the general workers jobs would be saved? Just look at how many jobs are being cut because there isn't enough $$ to pay their wages. And if Management was REALLY cutback like it was supposed to be, we probably wouldn't be in the mess we're in.
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