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OPEA Call to Action Spurs Thousands to Rally for their Jobs

An OPEA Call to Action has resulted in more than a thousand calls and emails to the state Capitol, urging legislators and the Governor to tap the Rainy Day Fund to minimize cuts and save jobs.  The Rainy Day Fund is at its maximum limit, so no additional monies can be added at this time.

Early estimates show it may be necessary to cut 7-9 percent of an agency's budget, which could result in RIFS and furloughs of state employees as soon as July 1.

KWTV Channel 9 in Oklahoma City ran a news package late Tuesday and early Wednesday, detailing those cuts.  Click here to go to the News 9 website and view the story.

Posted on Wed, May 13, 2009 by Mark Beutler

2 comments (Add your own)

1. Patriot wrote:
Services should be cut before any reductions or furloughs. At my agency, you could lay off the entire place and it would only fund our services for 2 days out of the fiscal year. Administrative costs for most agencies are only a tiny fraction of where they could cut costs.

Thu, May 14, 2009 @ 12:14 PM

2. Dotheyknowitsraining wrote:
What is the rainy day fund for anyway, so the government can say yeah we have over 600 million in reserve for a rainy day? The state employees and their families could use a tiny fraction of that to improve their precarious financial situation. Who cares about the budget for 2010 now? It's 2009 and we are in danger of losing our jobs not to mention we won't be getting a raise for the third year in a row, I have been a state employee for 12 years and have seen 2 cost of living raises.... How much does the cost of living have to increase before the government of Oklahoma wakes up? Is anyone listening? I have sent the e-mails & made the phone calls but are they really listening?

Thu, May 14, 2009 @ 3:04 PM

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