Wisconsin Republicans are holding hostage a pay increase for staff at the University of Wisconsin system, in an effort to force them to dismantle diversity programs, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The bipartisan Joint Committee on Employee Relations, which consists of legislative leaders, approved a plan to give state workers who do not work within the UW System a 6% pay increase over two years. The group includes state troopers, prison guards and other staffers,” reported Tyler Katzenberger and Molly Beck. “But the committee, co-led by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, did not include pay raises for staff on UW System campuses. Vos has vowed not to approve the raises until UW campuses dismantle programs focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.”
Democratic Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard reacted with outrage to the move.
“We are denying pay increases for half of our state workforce because of one person’s [Vos’] resistance to initiatives to increase inclusion on our campuses,” said Agard. “This is a […]
Democrats should try harder to get more votes toward getting rid of all the Republicans from our supposed Democracy.