For those struggling to understand why we are again working with the Governor's Office on a labor agreement, this is why...
Attached is the press release from the Republican Senators who are calling for the end of collective bargaining for State Employees...remember, the GOP is tied for control of the State Senate...and they are only down 79-72 in the CT House. Here is their plan for State employees:
Here is a snippet from the ctmirror article on the GOP plan:
Senate Republican leader Len Fasano unveiled a plan to achieve nearly $2.2 billion in savings — with or without union consent.
But it would require officials to:
- Suspend or eliminate arbitration for unionized employees’ wages;
- Replace all overtime with compensatory time;
- Increase worker contributions toward retirement health care and require more service before guaranteeing this benefit;
- And triple all workers’ pension contributions in future years.
“We have the power within the legislature to change statutes, prospectively and currently, to achieve savings,” Fasano said. “ … This is the power we have. We don’t have to sit back and wait.”
Attached is a Summary of the SEBAC framework which we hope can address many of the questions being asked. This framework extends our benefits, at risk is having them completely eliminated.
-5/31/17