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Friday, July 24, 2009

Lynch and the SEA: That's intimidation?

The Union Leader doesn't think much of the State Employees Association's claim on unfair labor practices:

This isn't anything the governor hasn't already said publicly. It's hard to see how restating a public position amounts to trying "to intimidate his workers by ratcheting up the layoff threat," as Dennis Kinnan, chief negotiator for the SEA, said.

It certainly appears that for the past several years Gov. Lynch has tried diligently to save state jobs. He has repeatedly raised taxes and fees rather than let employees go. Last year he asked the union to defer 5.5 percent pay raises so he wouldn't have to cut positions. The union said no. (more)

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