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Federal Pay Change Slashes Wages
If you work at Yosemite National Park and fix trails, clean facilities, or keep the lights running, your paycheck is about to shrink.
The federal government just reclassified Yosemite from San Francisco’s pay zone to Fresno’s, and the difference is brutal.
A maintenance mechanic making $28.22 an hour will drop to $24. 64. The change takes effect January 1, 2026, and workers found out right before Thanksgiving…