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| Emergencies mean double-time-and-a-half for RI prison guards |
| By wpri.com- Tim White |
| Published: 01/26/2015 |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – When Rhode Island’s governor utters the words “state of emergency,” it comes with a hefty price tag. Correctional officers at the state prison immediately begin collecting double-time-and-a-half pay when the governor declares an emergency due to a 2006 arbitration award, according to union contracts and a ruling obtained by Target 12. Most other unionized state workers get time-and-a-half. “Double-time-and-a-half – I’ve never heard of that until I became governor,” Gov. Lincoln Chafee told Target 12. The R.I. Department of Corrections says the average prison guard is paid $28.93 an hour. When double-time-and-a-half takes effect, the average guard’s pay rate jumps to $72.50 an hour. The median wage in Rhode Island was $17.72 an hour in 2011, according to the state. Read More. |
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