TheRepublic.com - Salary and benefits News

UA President Bobbitt to receive 20 percent raise

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:32 -0400

STUTTGART, Arkansas - The University of Arkansas' trustees say the system's relatively new president is entitled to a 20 percent pay raise because he has performed admirably in the job despite not having previous experience running a major school.

Prison workers feel trapped in political spat

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:05:14 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Prison workers across Oklahoma who were denied a raise in a $7.1 billion budget deal say they feel trapped in the crossfire of a political dispute between the governor and the state's prison director over how much money the agency has available in several revolving accounts.

Okla. Highway Patrol troopers push for pay hike

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:05:57 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Dozens of current and retired state troopers visited the state Capitol on Tuesday and urged legislators to revive a bill that would give them a pay raise.

Texas lawmakers consider workers' rights bills

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:50:49 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - After one too many 60-hour weeks at a construction site where the boss skipped payments to workers, Guillermo Perez asked for his final paycheck. The boss had other ideas.