Gov. Malloy Vows 7,500 Layoffs As AFSCME Union Officially Rejects SEBAC Deal With 55 Percent Against; Christopher Keating | Capitol Watch
June 24, 2011
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Friday that he is moving “full steam ahead” with plans to lay off 7,500 state employees – as leaders of the AFSCME union announced that their members had officially rejected a savings and concession deal that would have given them layoff protection for four years.
The administration has ruled out a renegotiation with the unions because the complicated, multi-faceted, delicate agreement took months of intense negotiations and compromises to complete. As such, Malloy said he and his budget team intend to release layoff notices “as soon as possible” in order to balance the budget.
“I have a big job to do, and we’re gonna do it,” Malloy told reporters Friday. “Listen, I don’t want to be laying off 7,500 people or more. I think it’s bad for the economy. I think it’s bad public policy.”
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With budget deal struck down,cuts can be made to go along with SOME layoffs.I went through the budget and found alot of areas of cutsbut could not get any state leg.to even talk to me.Would love to sit down to see if they would even listen to the public.If any state leg.wanted to contact me I could show them at least 1 million to cut. J.Elliott