State Worker Concessions Agreement Ratified: Sources

HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Unionized state workers have ratified a concessions agreement which is projected to save the state more than $1.5 billion over the next two fiscal years, sources tell WTIC News.
The agreement, which still requires legislative approval, calls for four years of layoff protection in exchange for a three-year wage freeze followed by a 3.5 percent pay increase in the final two years of the agreement. Employees would also face higher contributions for health a