Attorney General Jepsen Sends SEBAC Complaint To State Auditors; SEBAC Sought...
Attorney General George Jepsen has asked the bipartisan state auditors to investigate a complaint by the state employees' union against the Hartford-based Yankee Institute. The unions had charged that...
View ArticleCT Police And Fire Union Votes To Approve SEBAC Deal; 16 Of 34 Bargaining...
As the squabbling between the unions and a conservative thinktank increased Monday, another union voted to approve the savings and concession deal with Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. The clash...
View ArticleLabriola makes it official: He's in the race for state Republican chair
Jerry Labriola Jr. is entering the race for state Republican party chairman. Labriola said he had no intention of seeking the spot until late last week, when front runner William Aniskovich abruptly...
View ArticleRowland To Malloy And Roy: Start Looking Ahead And "Stop Looking Over Your...
Former Gov. John G. Rowland has been watching Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy's performance in the polls recently, and he is scoffing at the administration's explanation for the low approval ratings....
View ArticleRick Green On UBS Potentially Moving Jobs Out Of Stamford To World Trade...
Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green notes that UBS, the signature company that has been visible for years for hundreds of thousands of drivers passing by on Interstate 95, is considering pulling...
View ArticleCommunity College Faculty And Supervisory Judicial Marshals Both Approve...
Community college faculty members and supervisory judicial marshals have both approved the savings and concessions deal with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy - pushing the unions past the halfway point of the 34...
View ArticleP-2 Bargaining Unit Rejects SEBAC Deal; Represents 3,800 Workers at DCF, DSS,...
In a blow to the Malloy administration, a large bargaining unit known as P-2 has rejected the SEBAC agreement on health and pension benefits, union sources said early Wednesday morning. The union...
View ArticleCEUI/SEIU Rejects SEBAC Deal; Covers 4,500 Maintenance And Service Workers
Another key union, CEUI/SEIU, has rejected the SEBAC agreement with the Gov. Dannel P. Malloy administration. Further details will be available later Wednesday.
View ArticleTwo Huge Bargaining Units Vote Against SEBAC Deal, But Union Leaders Not...
Despite the rejection by two major bargaining units, union officials said Wednesday that they are not giving up that the four-year, no-layoff deal between Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the state employee...
View ArticleMalloy Seeking Changes In Latest Plan; CCM And GOP Both Fighting Against...
Suddenly faced with a projected $700 million budget gap that was created last week, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wants to privatize services, decrease the earned income tax credit, freeze controversial...
View ArticleSlow start to special session
The legislature is holding a special session today but don't expect a quick conclusion. Earlier this morning, legislative aides in the House said they expected members to begin around 10, approve the...
View ArticleGreen Shirts At Capitol For Collective Bargaining
As lawmakers filed into the Capitol for Thursday's special session, they passed a number of people wearing green shirts printed with the letters "AFSCME." The letters stood for the American Federation...
View ArticleHouse leaders wrestle over special session rules
Should Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's calls for changes to collective bargaining rules be part of today's special session agenda? That depends on who you ask. Shortly after gavelling in this morning, House...
View ArticlePrison Union Official Asks Outspoken Moises Padilla To "Stop Talking To The...
The chief steward at the state's toughest prison is asking a fellow union official to tone down his criticism of the savings-and-concession deal reached with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Kevin Brace, the...
View ArticleReport: Democrat Shawn Wooden Dropping Out Of Race For Hartford Mayor; Had...
The Hartford Courant's Jenna Carlesso is reporting that Democrat Shawn Wooden will be dropping out of the mayor's race and instead support Mayor Pedro Segarra in the November race. An attorney who grew...
View ArticleMalloy Rebuffed By Legislators On Privatization Proposal, And On His Attempt...
Democratic leaders in the General Assembly Thursday rebuffed Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's request for legislation to give him expanded authority to privatize state services now being performed by state...
View ArticleState Legislators Struggling Over Malloy's Proposed Cuts To Cities And Towns;...
State legislators are struggling over whether to approve Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's request for $54 million in cuts to cities and towns in the next fiscal year to balance the state budget. The...
View ArticleState Senate: "Strong Support For Both The Rescission Bill And The Labor...
The state Senate is poised to approve two bills in special session Thursday that would give extraordinary budget-cutting powers to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and reform labor laws, sources said Thursday....
View ArticleMalloy Drops All Plans To Cut Municipal Aid; Could Lay Off An Additional...
Facing huge opposition from fellow Democrats in the House and Senate, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has decided to drop all plans for cutting state aid to cities and towns, according to sources in both...
View ArticleHouse Leaders Block Malloy Proposals To Change Pension Calculations And...
Democratic leaders in the state House of Representatives refused to consider two key proposals by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's affecting collective bargaining with state employees -- to freeze employees'...
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