Obama Cuts 2010 Pay Increase for Federal Employees to 2 Percent

Article Title: Obama Cuts 2010 Pay Increase for Federal Employees to 2 Percent
Snippet of Article: "...Obama reduced next year’s pay increase for federal employees to 2 percent from 2.4 percent because of an ongoing “national emergency” and..."

Source: www.bloomberg.com

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Pay-hike disparity unlikely to stick

Article Title: Pay-hike disparity unlikely to stick
Snippet from Article: "...proposed the 2 percent raise, but I think that the 3.4 percent increase proposed for the military will most certainly result in the traditional argument of "pay parity" that has pretty much assured equal pay raises for both federal employees and military members...."
Source: fredericksburg.com

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Article Title: Pay Raise Horse Beats COLA Mule
Snippet from Article: "... living costs as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index dropped 1.3 percent. They were down again in November (2.3 percent) and December (1.2 percent). Increases in January, February and March were modest and that, for the COLA, is the problem...."
Source: postalbriefing.blogspot.com

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Employee groups lay out priorities for next president, Congress

Article Title: Employee groups lay out priorities for next president, Congress
Snippet from Article: "...It's too early to tell how the 2010 federal pay raise will pan out, but if history is a guide, then federal employees should be in line to receive a hike of at least 2.9 percent, according to the third quarter Employment Cost Index released by the Labor Department late last month...."
Source: www.govexec.com

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