Saturday, July 2, 2011
Layoffs Loom After Conn. Workers' 'No' Vote
The budget season in Connecticut began with a gamble. Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy said he and labor leaders would find a way to save $2 billion, and the Democratic legislature said okay. Eventually, the governor and the state's unions came to an agreement on ways to save money in pensions, health care and other areas. But with just days to go before the July 1 budget deadline, the state's 46,000 workers rejected that deal. Now, Malloy wants lawmakers to give him the go-ahead to lay off more than 6,000 to balance his budget. Jeff Cohen reports from Hartford.
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