Sentences with phrase «state labor concessions»

Both Republican proposals are out of balance now that the state labor concessions have been approved.

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For two years, Mayor Luke Bronin has fashioned his city budgets from a mix of steep cuts, labor concessions and, at times, layoffs as he pleaded with state lawmakers for more money.

Early this year, Teamsters Local 72, which represents state Thruway Authority workers, filed an unfair labor complaint alleging its members were improperly threatened with layoffs if they failed to make concessions during contract talks.

Cuomo in 2012 pushed the state's main labor unions to accept cost - saving concessions or face up to 10,000 layoffs in order to achieve the savings.

The statement comes as the Cuomo administration has started to send out pink slips to nearly 3,500 state workers in the wake of the union rejecting a labor agreement that includes deep concessions.

Many of the Republicans running for governor have promised to reopen labor agreements and wring concessions from state workers.

The Connecticut Senate is scheduled to be back in session on Monday to vote on the $ 1.5 billion labor concession deal reached between Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy and state employee unions.

The Connecticut House of Representatives voted to approve a state employee labor concession deal that's expected to save the state $ 1.5 billion over the next two years.

Unionized state employees in Connecticut have voted overwhelming to approve a labor concession deal that's expected to save the state $ 1.5 billion over the next two years.

He also put forth a budget in 2011 that relied on $ 60 million worth of concessions from labor unions and $ 20 million worth of aid from the cash - strapped state that never materialized, not to mention some $ 100 million in borrowing to cover operating expenses — a big no - no as far as fiscal experts are concerned.

He says that's why the state has begun sending layoff notices to some 1,100 employees — just in case the labor concession fall through.

At the same time, the SRC asked the city for $ 60 million in additional funding, the state for $ 120 million, and its unions for $ 133 million in labor concessions.

Consultants still concluded CPS would face an annual $ 350 million shortfall, even with tax increases, more state aid, labor contract concessions and millions in budget cuts.