Unions Wrapping Up Votes On Labor Concession Package

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Unionized state employees are wrapping up votes on a proposed labor concession agreement that’s billed to deliver $1.5 billion in savings over the next two years.
The member unions of the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition are scheduled to be finished with the voting by late Monday. Results are expected to be presented Tuesday.
The concessions deal is considered crucial to balancing the state’s budget, which is roughly $40 billion over two years a