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Dear DOROTHY,
In a break with the
longstanding tradition of
pay parity, Congress has
proposed a 3.4% pay raise
for the military. But
President Obama has proposed
only a 2% pay raise for
federal employees. Our
troops deserve 3.4%. And so
do federal employees who
face the same rising cost of
living.
We know that these are tough
economic times. But we're a
union and pay is
fundamental. Our country
and President Obama need to
recognize the value of
federal workers who care for
our vets, support our
troops, protect our
communities and provide
services in dozens of other
agencies.
President Obama's budget for
the 2010 fiscal year
proposed a 2.0% pay raise
for federal employees and a
2.9% pay raise for military
personnel – breaking the
long standing tradition of
pay parity. The Senate
Appropriations Committee
last week approved a 2.9%
pay raise for federal
employees while the House
Appropriations Committee
would allow only a 2%
civilian pay raise. Your
pay raise remains up in air
while military personnel are
very likely to get a 3.4%
raise in 2010 as contained
in the Defense Authorization
Bill passed by the full
House and b y the Senate
Armed Services Committee.
AFGE has and will continue
to fight for pay parity.
While the 2.9% pay raise in
the Senate Appropriations
bill is better than the 2.0%
pay raise proposed by the
Obama Administration, AFGE
is not giving up the fight
to protect the longstanding
tradition of pay parity.
As federal employees, we
keep America safe and moving
forward. From caring for
veterans returning from two
wars to processing their pay
and benefits, from guarding
dangerous inmates in federal
prisons to patrolling our
borders, from keeping
terrorists off the planes to
helping senior citizens file
their Social Security claims
– we work hard every day to
serve America. As much as we
love our jobs and are proud
to serve our country, our
country needs to recognize
the value of these services
and the skills required to
do them well.
Copy AFGE's message in our
online petition and paste it
in the "Comment" box. Once
you fill out the rest of the
required information you can
send a second message to
President Obama.
Thank you for all that you
do for working families.
< div>In solidarity,
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