[quote=CA renter] . . . many of them are going to see 10-35% pay cuts going forward. Some have already seen rather significant cuts already.[/quote]
Every time a public worker is ordered to take a “furlough,” whether 1-2 days per month, X-mas thru New Years, etc (and the public is inconvenienced because gov’mt offices are short-staffed or closed), those workers go unpaid for those days unless they wish to use paid vacation for this time.
This amounts to a pay cut in the amount of days per year they are ordered to take furloughs and this practice has been going on for the last several years in nearly every jurisdiction.
Edit: It’s not uncommon for govm’t workers to be ordered to take 12 (CA Court system) to 21 working days per year in unpaid “furlough.” These furloughs alone are akin a 4.6% to 8% pay cut.
