Quote Originally Posted by NE FL GUY
Is there a plan? Can I go see my rep and ask him/her to support it? What can I do Matt?
I do want to see it before I go and try to rally support.
We will release it soon. It will provide a slightly larger percentage for lowered paid employees regardless of years of service. We are targeting salary levels and not just years of service. We are trying to move the aggregate of troopers into the next pay bracket. Like getting troopers stuck in $30k to $40k range into $40k to $50k range and so on.

We can only propose raises for bargaining unit employees. I agree that everyone (LTs and above) missed out on raises over the years, but we are restricted by state statute from bargaining on their behalf. Last year, the Legislature took our request and modified it to include everyone. If they choose to do that again we would not oppose them. However, like our proposal addresses, the lower paid troopers need a larger raise.