Federal law caps the wages of over 8 million middle class workers. Union contracts set both a wage floor and a wage ceiling unionized employers may not give productive workers pay raises outside the collectively bargained contract. Unions usually insist on seniority-based pay and rarely allow employers to reward hard-working individuals. No matter how hard most union members work, they cannot earn higher wages than specified by their contracts.
State lawmakers weigh state agency, department requests for millions
Budget hearings held to determine where your tax money goes in 2021 By Lydia Nusbaum | January 29, 2021 at 7:43 PM CST - Updated January 29 at 9:45 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - State lawmakers are weighing requests from departments that asked for millions of more dollars for the upcoming legislative session.
Ten state agencies presented their requests at the budget hearings Tuesday through Thursday. Here is the link to view their presentations.
The Alabama State Department of Education asked for a $459 million increase for fiscal year 2022.
Here are some of the big ticket items in that request:
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