By Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – Wisconsin state employees and University of Wisconsin staff will take home a little bit more in their paychecks over the next two years, thanks to a slight pay increase that has received the support of Gov. Scott Walker.
A union leader, however, complains the 1 percent raise will be swallowed up by Walker’s collective bargaining reforms that require most public employees contribute more toward their taxpayer-funded benefits.
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The increase, the first general wage adjustment in five years, will cost $142.6 million over the next two years, according to the Office of State Employment Relations.
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