Federal employees earn 27.5% less on average than they would doing the same jobs in the private sector – and that situation has been getting worse for years. That’s why AFGE supports legislation introduced last week that would help close the pay gap between the federal and private sectors by providing federal employees with a 7.4% pay raise next year.
The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act, or FAIR Act, was introduced by Representative Gerry Connolly of Virginia and Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii.
“The government will never be able to dig itself out of this hole without meaningful pay raises that not only keep pace with rising costs of living but begin to narrow the pay gap,” said AFGE National President Everett Kelley.