Christensen said that a Christensen-Ottley administration will be committed to providing government employees with wages that reflect the cost of living in the Virgin Islands. We are committed to providing wages that reflect our cost of living - a living wage rather than just a minimum wage. We are committed to providing training and re-training so that our employees have the competent skill set to improve critical government services. She said they would: • Create economic activity aimed at generating capital to adequately fund education, public safety, health and other critical government services. • Commit to paying all government workers to include teachers, police, firefighters and nurses at a rate that reflects their professionalism and commitment. • Establish a new minimum government salary of $25,000 per annum. • Identify a reliable funding source to fully satisfy negotiated union contracts. Other initiatives crucial to revitalizing the economy of the Virgin Islands include: • Implementing programs that focus on gathering and analyzing data that will help to improve governance and make government more responsible. Identify a revenue source to address the billion dollar unfunded liability of the Government Employees Retirement System and honoring the commitment to current retirees and those close to retirement age by creating sustainable reforms that offer additional and alternative retirement savings vehicles for newer employees. youtu.be/87MuKtGZnCQ
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:20:25 +0000
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