Pay Back DC Workers for the Needless Furlough-NOW!

The Facts:

-DC employees were told that due to budget shortages, we needed to sacrifice our holiday pay to meet the needs of the District during the last fiscal year;

-Neither the Mayor nor any DC City Council members sacrificed ONE CENT of their pay.  All of the sacrifce was made by the everyday working class people who make it possible for Capital of this Nation to function;

-The District did not have have a budget shortfall last fiscal year.  In fact, the Distict had a SURPLUS of $240 MILLION, making any furlough of city employees needless;

-Although Mayor Gray has proposed fairly paying back district employees for lost pay, some City Council members such as David Catania and Jim Graham (annual salary $130,000) are pledging use OUR money for other "priorities"; 

-Another budget surplus of $77 million is projected for this fiscal year;

As District of Columbia employees, we DEMAND:

1.  That all District employees are immediately reimbursed IN FULL for every penny that was lost in the needless furloughs last fiscal year;

2.  That District officials immediately begin a process to raise the current pay scale for District employees to take effect in the next fiscal year. 

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