Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is delaying plans to begin issuing layoff notices this week to about 4,000 workers, The Associated Press reports.
The first round of pink slips was expected to go out on Friday. But the Democratic governor’s senior adviser says Malloy wanted to wait as closed-door talks continue between the administration and union leaders. Malloy is seeking $2 billion in labor savings over two years and has said layoffs are necessary if a deal can’t be reached.
Still, 100 state workers, mostly managers, will lose their jobs Friday. But those cuts are due to various state agency consolidations included in the two-year, $40.1 billion budget Malloy signed into law on Wednesday.
Matt O’Connor, a spokesman for the union negotiators, says the delay doesn’t necessarily mean both sides are close to deal.
