Eyewitness NewsBLOOMFIELD, Conn. -- A growing number of state employees in Connecticut are beginning to receive layoff notices. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said "larger and larger and larger numbers of employees" began receiving pink slips on Tuesday.
Ultimately, about 6,500 workers are expected to get notices because unionized employees rejected a labor savings deal needed to balance the two-year, $40.1 billion budget.
Malloy's office is expected to provide an update on Wednesday as to how many notices have been issued so far.Meanwhile, Malloy has until Friday to present the General Assembly with a budget-cutting plan, including layoffs, to cover the two-year, $1.6 billion budget gap that developed once the labor deal failed. Details of the proposed cuts could be revealed on Thursday.
Lawmakers can decide whether to act on Malloy's plan.
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