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Justice administration changes pay raise bill to reflect multi-year increases
By Jeff Jenkins, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s pay raise bill for state workers now includes language that says it will be a multi-year raise for teachers and all other state workers.
The bill (SB 267) passed the Senate Finance Committee on a voice vote Thursday afternoon. The committee voted on a bill that was different from the original...
Unions hold press conference over unrest with salary and PEIA proposals
CHARLESTON – Speaking on behalf of thousands of public employees, leaders from AFT-WV, WVEA, UMWA, CWA and the West Virginia AFL-CIO called on lawmakers to work on a long-term strategy to make salaries for state employees competitive with contiguous states.
“There’s a lot of unrest among public employees out there,” WV AFL-CIO President Josh Sword said. “We have a crisis on our hands within...
WV House committee passes bill to dismantle Dept. of Education and Arts
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
The West Virginia House Education Committee passed Wednesday an extensive bill that would dismantle the state Department of Education and the Arts, sending agencies and functions within it to other areas or spinning them off as independent agencies.
But committee members who opposed House Bill 4006, which now heads to the House Finance Committee...
Delegates criticize WV PEIA wellness program as 'invasion of privacy'
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Some House members were critical Wednesday of a new Public Employees Insurance Agency wellness initiative, calling it intrusive and an invasion of privacy.
“We have some pretty doggone unhappy state employees. A lot of that unhappiness is based on this program,” Delegate Marty Gearheart, R-Mercer, said of PEIA’s new GO365 program.
Under the...