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    Tuesday, April 16, 2024

    Details of union deal released

    Hartford - The State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition posted the details of the proposed concessions agreement between the state employees' unions and the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

    In a statement posted on SEBAC's website along with the agreement, SEBAC spokesman Larry Dorman said, in part, "Absent an agreement with the administration, there would be no state budget. That would mean thousands of layoffs – and not just the nearly 5,000 state public service workers whose jobs were initially threatened – but many thousands more as "Plan B" failed.

    "Additionally, tens of thousands more jobs would be lost in the private sector as massive state layoffs lead to a stalled economy. That alone, beyond the effects of draconian cuts to vital services and municipal aid, would have resulted in a Connecticut that 'none of us would recognize.'

    "We would not be recommending any agreement that didn't provide short- and long-term stability for public workers and public services, and a real opportunity to be part of the solution for all working families."

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