A financial crisis has developed in the [stolen] State of Hawaii. To meet the budget crisis, in July 2009, Gov. Linda Lingle issued an Executive Order #09-04 which ordered all state employees to take two furlough days per month. To "set the example" the Gov announced that she and her Executive officials (Lt. Gov, Dept. Heads, their Asst and Deputies) were taking a 5% cut in pay and were the first to take their furlough in August. So given the benefit of the doubt, they took 6 furlough days (Aug-Oct) then......Oct. 22, 2009, the day before the teachers and most other state workers began their furloughs, Gov. Lingle CANCELLED the furloughs for her Exec. Officers from Nov 2009 - June- 2010 with a new Exec. Order #09-06. The new Order states that they will begin taking ONE furlough day per month from July 2010 - June 2011. THE GOVERNOR'S TERM IS OVER IN DEC 2010 WHO IS SHE TRYING TO FOOL? According to the new Order they only have 6 more furlough days left (July-2010-Dec 2010) which is a TOTAL OF 12 FURLOUGH DAYS FOR THE GOV AND HER STAFF while the rest of the state workers are ordered to take 42 furlough days. The loss of income for the average state worker because of the furloughs is between 8% - 11% and even 19% for some. Auwe! SHAME ON YOU GOVERNOR LINGLE!Governor Lingle stated many times that she operates with the spirit of ohana. Bull kukai. In a true ohana everyone pulls their weight equally. They don't dump on each other, they help one another. They do what is best for the entire ohana, not just a chosen few.If the State were run as an ohana, the Gov's role would be that of the makuahine (mother). In a true ohana, the Mother is the last to eat, the last to sleep, the last to "take" because she is the caretaker and nurturer of her children.Gov. Lingle set herself (and her staff) up so that while they have the largest salaries, they have the least amount of income loss. The "children of Hawaii" aka average state workers are ordered to take 42 furloughs compared to 12 by our Executive Branch leaders, almost four times the amount than "Mother Lingle". She's a "Mother" alright, but not the makuahine kind.STATE WORKERS ARE YOU GOING TO STAND BY AND ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE? In all fairness, the Governor and her staff should immediately be taking two furlough days per month JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE!STATE WORKERS TAKE ACTION!! STAGE A SICK-OUT!!! I don't know how it is done but all State workers should unite and call in sick until the Governor rescinds Exec. Order 09-06. GOV. LINGLE AND HER STAFF MUST BE ORDERED TO TAKE THE SAME AMOUNT OF FURLOUGHS DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD AS THE REST OF THE WORK FORCE---NO SPECIAL TREATMENT -- THEY ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS TOO!!!
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