The American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. has called on President Obama to provide federal employees with a 4 percent pay raise next year.
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Obama's fiscal 2015 budget, to be unveiled next week, will propose a 1 percent across-the-board pay raise for federal employees and members of the military.
According to an AFGE press release, Cox said “ that does little to help federal workers recover from a 3-year pay freeze, higher retirement contributions, and the loss of pay due to sequestration-related furloughs last year.”
"A 4 percent pay raise is a modest and affordable increase that will help employees keep up with rising living costs, including higher retirement and healthcare expenses," Cox said.