5/11/16
Apparently leaders in the General Assembly were under the impression that SEBAC had taken a vote and rejected a concession offer from the Governor's Office. This is not the case. SEBAC has not been asked for any concessions. The Governor's Office did tell SEBAC that they want 0% wage increases, layoffs, and changes to the SEBAC agreement - yet no request for concessions has been made. However, this is not the message that the Governor's Office has given to legislative leaders. SEBAC felt it necessary to send this open letter to the Legislators.
To be certain, the administration has made no request of SEBAC to make concessions to avoid layoffs. As such, SEBAC has neither voted to accept nor reject proposals which are non-existant.
Again, each A&R member should contact by email or phone their legislators and let them know this budget is not acceptable. Attached is a framework that can help start your email.