Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

New York

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Mon Jun 2, 2014, 02:00 PM Jun 2014

0

NYC Board of Elections wants to raise poll worker pay, already among nation's highest

CELESTE KATZ

The city's embattled Board of Elections is lobbying City Hall for $7.4 million to boost the salaries of its 36,000 temporary pollworkers — many of them party insiders — by $100.

The request, made to the City Council for the budget year that begins July 1, would raise the pay for the average pollworker to $300, and hike the pay for supervisors to $400.

Pollworkers and supervisors receive an additional $100 for six hours of training.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/nyc-board-elections-raise-poll-worker-pay-nation-highest-blog-entry-1.1813799#ixzz33VR7ZrTc

1 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

NYC Board of Elections wants to raise poll worker pay, already among nation's highest (Original Post) hrmjustin Jun 2014 OP

editorial: State Board of Elections ruling opens the campaign cash spigot even wider hrmjustin Jun 2014 #1

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. editorial: State Board of Elections ruling opens the campaign cash spigot even wider

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 02:14 PM

Jun 2014

http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/buffalo-news-editorials/state-board-of-elections-ruling-opens-the-campaign-cash-spigot-even-wider-20140602

Reply to this discussion

Latest Discussions»Region Forums»New York»NYC Board of Elections wa...