SEBAC's response to the General Assembly Republican leadership letter can be read here.

On March 24^th, Senate minority leader Fasano and House Republican leader Klarides sent a letter to some of the Union presidents requesting that Union leadership meet with representatives from the Governor's office to discuss pension and healthcare changes.  The Republican leaders appear most insistent that healthcare and pension concecssions should be on the negotiating table. Their letter can be viewed here.

Please note that a meeting between SEBAC leadership and a representative from the Governor's office

Governor Malloy requested to meet with SEBAC and SEBAC accepted that request.  A meeting date is being sought.

This meeting is long overdue and we look forward to a conversation regarding future budget expectations and how to find savings within the current operations. 

AFT-CT has released a statement regarding the upcoming meeting between the Governor and SEBAC.

The governor’s administration and the state employee union coalition have agreed to meet.   We do not yet have a date, nor do we know who will represent the administration; we hope to have those details soon.

Click here for a copy of the

The General Assembly adopted a plan on March 29^th to close this year's budget deficit of $220 million dollars. The agreement would cut $83 million from more than 300 budget line-items.  Meanwhile, the 2016-2017 budget is anticpated to have a $900 million deficit.  As a result, cuts are anticipated.  While some cuts will hit the Legislative and Judicial branches, many of these cuts will come from agencies within the Executive branch. It appears likely that some agencies will resort to layoffs to meet the budget rescissions.

While it remains uncertain if or when layoffs will be issued, on March

Despite what has been floated in the press, the SEBAC unions are willing to meet with the Governor.  Our goal is to find out what he is looking for from union members.  To this day neither the Governor, nor the Democrats, nor the Republicans have spoken to SEBAC to explain what they may seek from employees.  There have been many ideas floated in press releases, but nothing actually offered or discussed.  We have not refused to meet with the Governor or any of the State’s representatives.

We have been willing to meet with the Governor and found it remarkable that no one had approached us until March 16^th.  We certainly want to avoid layoffs.  Our priorities are to protect your job and your benefits.  We will not forget that State employees have made concessions in the past and we need to find the right outcome for 2016.

Although we have agreed to meet with the Governor, a meeting date has not yet been set.  Do not buy into the premise that the Unions are snubbing any of the leadership of this State.  We have been willing to listen, but to date, they preferred to play politics in the press rather than actually engage us.  It is our hope that if there is to be any sustainable solution, it would be obtained through discussions rather than vitriolic press releases and grandstanding.

We will keep you apprised as circumstances evolve but we will avoid responding to the daily barrage of misleading press releases.

We knew it was inevitable and now it has happened: OPM sent a letter March 16^th requesting a meeting with SEBAC leaders meet to discuss pension and healthcare concessions.

SEBAC met March 17^th  to discuss and respond to the request. 

Today, SEBAC leaders responded via letter to OPM that we would meet to discuss the State's fiscal situation.  Our response was an indication that we are not meeting to discuss concessions.  A&R members need to know that, at this time, there are no concession talks and the SEBAC agreement is not "open".  Circumstances are dynamic and we will continue to update

There has been an onslaught of rumors, speculation, and misinformation regarding State Employees, lately so we will try to address these issues as best as we can.

Meeting with the Governor:  It is inevitable.  It would be silly for the Governor to avoid talking to the Unions throughout the entire legislative session.  His budget plan is to have State Employees make up for the deficit through layoffs and harsh contract agreements.  He knows there are limitations on what the Unions are willing to discuss, but doesn't it just make sense to engage the Unions before he spirals the middle-class down