r/NCDemocrats

Please list things you've seen taken away from state employees, teachers and other state employees. This is my list so far:

• Employees with a hire date on or after 1/1/2021 are not eligible for retiree health benefits at retirement.
• State employees previously had premium-free health insurance, with multiple provider options
• COLA deficit
• Elimination of longevity pay incentive ($100 for each worked after 10y of service)
• Leave carry-over cap to 240 hours for comp/vacation (before you would get fully paid out for comp/vac, and now it converts to Sick that does not pay out)
• Leave program change from Annual Leave to Personal Leave, meaning new hires as of 2026 have a "use it or lose it" policy with vacation time
• Additional education (Masters) not recognized for additional pay (typically for primary, secondary teachers)

Rep. Chuck Edwards singled out young female aides for special attention

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/04/chuck-edwards-letter-house-ethics

What is unforgivable is the intentional sabotage of sane governance by Trump and his administration.

THE GOP LEADERSHIP is complicit for enabling this deranged executive function. From the top down, the Republican Party has utterly (and willingly) failed to support constitutionally mandated, congressional power- balancing. All the GOP flag waving is pure B.S.