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| Oklahoma DOC Workers March On Capitol Over Lack Of Pay Raise |
| By newson6.com - Dana Hertneky |
| Published: 05/09/2013 |
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OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Department of Corrections officers across the state marched on the Capitol Thursday demanding a raise. This year's state budget doesn't call for one and workers say they deserve better. DOC officers say it's been seven years since they had a raise yet they say lawmakers approved $7 million to renovate House and Senate offices. "I'm kind of disgruntled about it actually," said Lt. Cecil Dooley, who has been a corrections officer for 14 years. "I've got a family and it's kind of hard to make ends meet when you're only bringing home $1,900 a month." It's a case the officers tried to make with members of the House Wednesday. But the Governor and other lawmakers point to a $6 million discrepancy between what the DOC reported to them and what is actually in their main fund. Read More. |
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