Federal Pay Freeze

Both Public And Private Sector Wages Barely Grew Over Twelve Months

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.23.2012

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Whether you work for the government or the private sector, it's likely your salary didn't go up much in 2011, but federal workers saw their wages grow...

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A Smarter Way on Federal Pay

Max Stier | Posted 08.24.2011

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Max Stier

By sticking with an arrangement from the past century, the public sector has largely missed the transformation that swept over the rest of the working world and has made itself vulnerable to criticism.

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What Now for the Democrats?

Robert Kuttner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Kuttner

If we are to be spared an awful decade, both economically and politically, Obama needs to grow a backbone and the progressive community needs to stop crying in our beer and get out and organize.

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Five Myths About Federal Workers

Max Stier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Max Stier

Hard choices are needed to restore our nation's fiscal health. But across-the-board pay and hiring freezes avoid tough strategic decisions. The real question is not what can we cut, but how can we best save money.

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Are Feds Fine With a Pay Freeze?

Steve Ressler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Ressler

You might think that this austere environment would cause young people and prospective job seekers to steer clear of federal employment, but that may not be the case.

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Sam Stein

Unions, Progressives Blast Administration For Pay Freeze Proposal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's decision to support a two-year pay freeze on federal employees is sparking yet another wave of angst and eyeb...

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Sam Stein

Obama Announces Pay Freeze For Federal Employees

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration announced on Monday an ambitious plan to freeze the salaries of federal employees for two years in an effort to address massi...

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