They do not deserve it!!!
I decided to give the Gleaner on line a read this morning as I return home later today. I came across this story and it annoyed me! Why? Because they have already been granted a salary increase in the last six months and, there they go again.
I am one of the doctors that works in the public sector. We have been granted a small salary increase for the April 2000-2002 wage contract period (the increase was in the single figures in tems of percentage as far as I remember), but, we have not yet seen it reflected in our cheques. We have been promised it starting in January of next year. Also, this means that we are due for retroactive pay. I do not know when this is to be paid. But, they have gone ahead with their increases and indeed, put themselves first! Fuckers!
They do not deserve it. In fact, if their wages were based on quality of performance, what they should really get is a rass cut in salaries. I don’t know. Our country has been shafted with a 20 foot BIG RAHTID BAMBOO!!! 
Is this the government that indeed claims to PUT PEOPLE FIRST??!! Which people? THEMSELVES!!!!! 
November 20th, 2002 at 8:24 pm What burns me about it is
(1) that they get two increases in 1 year, which no one else gets
(2)That they are getting 16 percent when everyone else is being limited to 4-8 percent.
As you say, if it were based on performance, I’d have no quarrel, but their record speaks for itself. A pay cut is in order!
November 21st, 2002 at 3:19 pm I actually made some enquiries today at work. It is a mere 4% increase that WE have been granted. Insignificant by the time it is taxed and so on!