Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin Happy New Year! Now take this 25% pay cut

Happy New Year! Now take this 25% pay cut

Published: Dec. 28, 2023, 1:24 p.m.

b'A special retention pay authority the Justice department used to retain certain Bureau of Prisons employees expires in a few days.\\xa0This affects employees of the Federal Correctional Institution Thomson in Illinois.\\xa0The result: A Christmastime pay cut of 25% for correctional officers and other employees. For more of what is going on, we turn to the president of the American Federation of Government Employees local 4070, Jon Zumkehr.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'