Governor Malloy issued a press release in response to OPMs most recent revenue projections for FY16. The press release calls for bipartisan meetings on the state budget The discussions could lead to a special session on the FY16 budget. Gov. Dannel Malloy (it is not an election year so I think he now goes by Dannel and not Dan) did not mention labor in his press release but did talk about labor at his press conference:
"I think everything's on the table," Malloy said. "Labor has to be at the table".
Malloy made it clear that talk of union givebacks is no longer taboo.
The administration must achieve a $10.5 million savings this fiscal year and next year in overtime costs and also must secure a $35 million annual savings through hiring restrictions.
The governor noted that the current budget already sets some aggressive goals to contain labor cost.