Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett received a proposal from Police Chief Ron Palmer earlier this week that, if passed, could result in over 100 layoffs. The police force would stand to lose 10 majors, two captains, and eight sergeants from its management, as well as 82 corporals. However, reducing management would take several years before it took [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 29, 2009
Like most states, Missouri is facing a budget crisis. As part of a cost saving effort to cut $230 million in state spending, Missouri is cutting 700 state jobs. Medicaid payments to hospitals, nursing homes, doctors and mental health providers are being cut by $32 million. Schools in Missouri are being hit twice, first [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 29, 2009
Governor Deval Patrick of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is cutting another 1000 state jobs and says an additional 1000 jobs may be in jeopardy if the unions won’t make some concessions. Massachusetts is struggling to close a $600 million gap in their budget this year. Patrick wants the unions to agree to nine unpaid furlough [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 29, 2009
Update: This is an update to the Iowa budget crisis we blogged about last week. Iowa Governor Chet Culver accepted a deal to slash $520 million from the budget, ordering unpaid furlough days as well as requesting that unions renegotiate contracts in lieu of layoffs. “The good news here is we’re making progress,” said the governor. The governor’s [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 28, 2009
It looks as though the state of New York may be joining the rest of the country as its options are pointing more and more towards layoffs. New York had remained an exception among the larger states by not cutting its 200,000-person payroll. “We’ve not had to furlough or lay off any workers, but the means [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 28, 2009
Judge Todd Lambert of Saline County, Illinois prevented the layoffs of 2,500 state employees. Governor Pat Quinn requested the layoffs in an attempt to balance the state’s budget. Judge Lambert ruled that the state cannot go forward with the layoffs until grievances raised by the union were resolved. This could take months. Spokeswoman Ashley Cross reacted [...]
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