DC Metro Chief Gets $37.5K Raise Despite Worker Objections

WASHINGTON (AP) — The general manager of Washington’s troubled Metro system has received a nearly 10 percent raise, over objections from agency workers.
News outlets report the Metro Board voted 7-1 Thursday to increase Paul J. Wiedefeld’s salary by $37,500 and extend his contract to 2021. Although
Wiedefeld hasn’t received a raise or bonus since starting in November 2015, his new annual salary of $435,000 makes him one of the country’s highest-paid public transit c