Rev. Strickland lifts Pay Freeze

Must be nice huh?

How many readers out there are eligible for a raise twice a year?

From the PD --

Columbus- Gov. Ted Strickland has lifted a salary freeze for high-earning managers in his administration, though no one is guaranteed to see an increase this summer.

Strickland's reversal is not so much a kind gesture as it is an attempt to keep upper-level managers from leaving their posts in frustration over pay, apparently a growing concern within the administration.

The governor last year froze the salaries of all nonunion, senior-level management jobs - about 6.5 percent of the 57,454 employees under him - which otherwise were eligible for a pay increase of up to 3.5 percent twice in 2007. More...

I sure am glad we did not have any budget problems this year! Agency heads will be allowed to give raises ranging from 0% - 3.5%.

If Rev. Ted feels raises should be given - he should take it out of his pay and the pay of his agency heads!