Carcieri revives possibility of state employee layoffs
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By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. - - Having not yet reached final agreement with the state's unions on a pay-reduction plan aimed at averting shutdown days, Governor Carcieri is once again raising the possibility of large-scale layoffs. His office issued a memorandum that Department of Administration Director Gary S. Sasse sent other agency directors on Monday that said: "While negotiations with the state's employee union have been productive, we have not as yet reached a final agreement. In addition, any final agreement is contingent upon ratification by the unions. "Therefore, due to the serious fiscal challenges facing the state and the time necessary to prepare and implement layoffs, please proceed to submit your layoff lists by Wednesday, September 16, 2009 as previously instructed by the Budget Office.'' When the state's unions headed into court to try to block his announced plan to shutter state government for 12 days this year to save at least $17.3 million, Republican Carcieri declared his intent to begin sending layoff notices to 1,000 state workers. Both the shutdowns and the layoffs would have been averted by the tentative agreement the administration struck with leaders of key unions late last week. 
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Governor. Please think about this agreement. What happens next year when state finances are worse? If you sign this agreenment you can't order shutdowns/furloughs,etc
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Governor. Please think about this agreement. What happens next year when state finances are worse? If you sign this agreenment you can't order shutdowns/furloughs,etc
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Hey appleman, thats why we wont sign it Einstein
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He wont lay off anyone because he will have to lay off his own friends he has given cushy jobs to in the past year....Its a strong arm tactic that the Unions will not fall for.
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He wont lay off anyone because he will have to lay off his own friends he has given cushy jobs to in the past year....Its a strong arm tactic that the Unions will not fall for.
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For the union. HAHAHAHA. You'll be out of work soon!!
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ProJo why is the thumbs up or down rating system gone? To much truth for ya?
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