Representatives from various unions lingered around the Capitol hallways Thursday trying to convince lawmakers that the proposed changes would be devastating to state employees.

Sal Luciano, executive director of AFSCME Council 4, one of the 15 unions in the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition, said he doesn't believe another vote will be taken on the labor savings and concessions agreement that was defeated by rank-and-file state workers. But he said he wants lawmakers to know there's still a good chance they can pass something that will satisfy Malloy.

SEBAC leaders were scheduled to meet on Friday.

"If we can do a better job of explaining what it is and slightly modifying this, I think we, hopefully, we can pass something similar," Luciano said. "It's not going to be a better deal, but I think we could explain things different, clarify it, move some things around that were objectionable."

The Democratic governor has said he is unwilling to renegotiate the deal, which had offered four years without layoffs. However, Malloy has said he's willing to "clarify" outstanding issues to members, such as concerns about a new value-health care plan that requires participates to receive annual physicals and age-appropriate medical tests.

Malloy called the General Assembly back into session Thursday after his deal with union leaders was not ratified by the 45,000 rank-and-file union members. Eleven of the 15 SEBAC union — or 57 percent of voting members — voted to approve the deal, which included a three-year wage freeze. But the deal still failed because 14 out of 15 members are needed to make changes to a 20-year health and pension benefits agreement that expires in 2017.

In addition to the budget cuts, legislation proposed by Malloy's office makes changes to future labor contracts, such as limiting sick leave and capping longevity bonus payments for veteran employees.

The Senate passed an amendment Thursday evening, 32-4, that included the changes. But House Speaker Christopher Donovan, D-Meriden, said the House would not vote on the legislation Thursday. He did not rule out revisiting the bill later in the summer if necessary.

Union leaders said they're hoping to find a way to prevent the layoffs from taking effect.

"There are no easy solutions, there are no easy steps that can be taken," said Matt O'Connor, a SEBAC spokesman. "Having said that, I don't know what path they are going to choose and what steps they are going to take."

As layoff notices are distributed, anxiety has only increased for union members.

David Holmes, a technical analyst at the Department of Environmental Protection, said he feels helpless after the deal fell through even though a majority of union members supported it.

"Now we can't really do anything about it," Holmes said.