Government

Bryan Will Announce Tonight Plan to Restore 8 Percent Pay Cut of Gov't Employees (Update)

Updated at 5:37 a.m., Tues. Jan., 26: As reported by the Consortium, Governor Bryan announced a plan to restore to gov't employees the 8 percent cut that was enacted during the Governor John P. de Jongh administration. Original Story: Governor Albert Bryan will announce tonight legislation being forwarded to the Senate that would restore to gov't employees the 8 percent cut that was enacted during the Governor John P. de Jongh administration. The announcement will be made tonight during Mr. Bryan's third State of the Territory Address, a copy of which was obtained by the Consortium. The 8 percent cut was announced by Mr. de Jongh in 2011 and affected all government employees who made $26,000 or more. The cut was in response to the Great Recession, which significantly affected the government's finances, reads the SoTA document. The pay cut affected 5,221 employees who are owed $37.8 million, Mr. Bryan will say tonight. Mr. Bryan said the funds would be repaid to gov't employees thr...