Gov. Ned Lamont recently warned labor unions he’s weighing a vaccination requirement for state employees.
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State employees protest Lamont’s hard line against raises
State employees protested the Lamont’s administration refusal to offer raises in contract talks that seem headed to binding arbitration.
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Consultant: Connecticut could see up to $900M in savings as retirement ‘tsunami’ approaches
8,000 executive-branch employees are eligible to retire by July 1, 2022, when retirement benefits will be reduced.
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CT tax fairness debate heats up with new pandemic relief on the way
Connecticut’s tax fairness debate shifted into high gear as state officials eye $2.6 billion in new pandemic relief from Washington.
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Unions tell Lamont they won’t forgo raises to spare the rich from a tax hike
The budget proposal saves $140 million by assuming no raises for bargaining units with contracts currently in negotiations.
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Are Lamont and his fellow Democrats headed for a showdown over tax reform?
Gov. Ned Lamont says tax hikes on the wealthy will cause them to flee Connecticut. Other Democrats are challenging that.
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Unions push back against Lamont’s efforts to shrink state workforce
Employee unions want to block Gov. Ned Lamont’s efforts to radically shrink the state’s workforce starting in 2022.
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Lamont says state employee unions won’t postpone raises
Gov. Ned Lamont says state employees won’t postpone raises to help the state cope with COVID-19.
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Lamont hopes the friendly approach will coax unions to the table
Gov. Ned Lamont is hoping a friendly approach will entice state employees to sacrifice yet another pay raise.
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GOP’s Fasano presses Lamont to delay raises during pandemic
The Senate GOP leader pressed the governor to suspend state employee raises and funnel the savings to non-profits.
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Best of 2019: Partisan battle heats up over whether new CT budget is balanced
Republican leaders argue it is unbalanced and unconstitutional, relying on labor savings still to be negotiated.
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Charges of secrecy, sniping follow health care savings initiative
The Senate’s top Republican is accusing the governor and his supporters of blocking scrutiny of their health care deliberations.
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CT reaches 2nd deal in three years to refinance employees’ pension fund
Gov. Ned Lamont checked off a key box on his budget to-do list Thursday, announcing a deal with state employee unions to refinance payments into the workers’ pension fund.
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Partisan battle heats up over whether new CT budget is balanced
Republican leaders argue it is unbalanced and unconstitutional, relying on labor savings still to be negotiated.
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Governor: One key labor concession won’t be achieved this year
Gov. Ned Lamont conceded Tuesday that he won’t win new limits on cost-of-living adjustments to state employee pensions in time to build savings into the next state budget.