As a former member, I'm betting that this raise will go through with no problem. Check out the blatant deal Arnie made with the union.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Legislature's nonpartisan fiscal watchdog said Thursday that prison guards already earn enough money and don't need a 5 percent pay raise proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill said the state can't afford raises for 30,000 prison guards as it battles a widening budget gap.
Veteran guards draw nearly $74,000 in salaries, not counting overtime and annual benefits worth $16,000.
Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, welcomed the analysis.
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association spent $2 million to defeat Nunez' proposal on Tuesday's ballot for term limit changes that would have let Nunez and Senate leader Don Perata remain in office longer.
Union spokesman Lance Corcoran said prison guards could hold illegal strikes if the raises are rejected.
That last part strikes me as a little disturbing, but I seriously doubt that strikes could ever happen. What a system.
