April 14, 2009
C/Os Protest Paycuts at Salinas Valley
Like other state employees, correctional officers at Salinas Valley State Prison are required to take furlough days and their paychecks reflect the reduction in pay.
They just aren't getting the day off, at least not for now.
The officers are among the prison guards represented in a lawsuit filed by the California Correctional Peace Officers' Association against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state for what it says is a unilateral and illegal wage cut.
Association spokesman Ryan Sherman said Salinas Valley is one of the prisons whose wardens have said they don't have enough staff to cover furloughs without paying overtime. As a result, Sherman said, officers' paychecks are being cut 10 percent and they are not getting a day off…
LINK - MontereyHerald.com
