Category: salary cap

Pelosi Raises Salary Cap for House Staff in One of Her Final Acts as Speaker

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has boosted the maximum rate that lawmakers can pay House staff, with the move being one of her final acts before having to hand over the speaker’s gavel next week as Republicans take control of the lower chamber of Congress. “It is my privilege as Speaker to announce that the…


Pelosi Announces One of Her Final Acts as House Speaker

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has boosted the maximum rate that lawmakers can pay House staff, with the move being one of her final acts before having to hand over the speaker’s gavel next week as Republicans take control of the lower chamber of Congress. “It is my privilege as Speaker to announce that the…


New South Wales Teachers Strike Over Pay and Workloads

New South Wales (NSW) teachers are striking for 24 hours on Wednesday over pay and workload issues. The NSW Teachers Federation made the decision on April 26 based on a poll in which 73 percent of teachers said their workload is unmanageable, 70 percent said they are reconsidering their position due to workload, 90 percent…