Posted by New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. says his office will save $1 million by rejecting raises Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently approved for non-union city workers.
The Democratic mayoral candidate says he is forgoing raises for more than 100 people on his staff. Each makes more than $90,000, and the staffers’ average salary tops $121,000.
Bloomberg announced a 4 percent raise last week for nearly 7,000 nonunion workers. The non-union workforce typically gets the same raises as the city’s largest union but did not get a boost last year.
Thompson says the city should not give managers raises now because of the struggling economy.
Thompson’s $185,000 salary isn’t affected. He accepted a $25,000 raise through City Council legislation in 2006.
Source: AP
