HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — For two months, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's labor negotiators have been meeting privately with the leaders of 15 state employee unions, trying to come up with $2 billion in labor savings over two years to help balance Connecticut's budget.
But a deal with the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition leadership would not mean the state budget is suddenly fixed.
Malloy will still need to persuade the more than 46,000 unionized rank-and-file state employees to ratify an agreement that may include unpopular concessions such as furlough days and higher insurance expenses. That could prove challenging for the Democratic governor who relied on state employee union support last year to help him win a close election.
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