Scranton Public Workers Back To Full Pay After Minimum Wage Cut

City's Workers Get Back To A Full Wage

July 18 (Reuters) - City workers in cash-strapped Scranton, Pennsylvania, will receive their full pay this week, the first paychecks they will have received since Mayor Christopher Doherty slashed their pay to minimum wage on July 6.

Scranton business administrator Ryan McGowan said on Wednesday that the city was able to make full payroll of $1.1 million. Checks will go out to employees on Friday.

Doherty said he previously cut public workers' pay to the state's $7.25 minimum wage because there wasn't enough money in the city's coffers to make full payroll.

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