Showing:
Layoffs and Furloughs 
-
- Stateline Story
Short-Staffed and Budget-Bare, Overwhelmed State Agencies Are Unable to Keep Up
PART ONE OF THREE: States across the country are seeing growing backlogs of work, as shrinking staffs struggle to meet rising demand for some services. From public housing to crime labs, restaurant inspections to court systems, four years of layoffs, furloughs and hiring freezes are beginning to take a toll. more
-
- Stateline Story
Why Layoff Notices From States Are More Common Than Layoffs
MANAGEMENT BEAT: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is in the process of issuing 26,000 layoff notices. But far fewer workers are likely to actually lose their jobs.more -
- Stateline Story
Union Vote Sets Stage for 3,500 Layoffs in New York
TODAY'S TAKE: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will begin notifying 3,500 state workers today (September 28) that they are being laid off. The move comes after a major public employee union rejected Cuomo's contract offer.more -
- Stateline Story
New York State Workers Mull Strength of Layoff Protections
MANAGEMENT BEAT: As the ratification process for contracts swings into full gear, some state workers worry that they are being asked to choose between layoffs or more layoffs. more
-
- Stateline Story
Connecticut Unions Seek to Avert Widespread Layoffs
MANAGEMENT BEAT: Rank-and-file state employees in Connecticut unexpectedly turned down new contracts in June, rejecting an agreement between union leaders and Governor Dannel Malloy. Now a high-stakes re-vote will determine the fate of 6,500 positions. more
-
- Stateline Story
Layoffs Loom in Connecticut, New York
MANAGEMENT BEAT: High-stakes deals between government and public employees in New York and Connecticut hinge on ratification by rank-and-file union members. Thousands of state jobs hang in the balance. more
-
- Stateline Story
In New York, State Worker Layoffs to Begin July 15
TODAY'S TAKE: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has started the process of laying off up to 9,800 state workers, according to a memo obtained by a newspaper in Albany.more -
- Stateline Story
Pink Slips Go Out to 4,743 Connecticut Workers
MANAGEMENT BEAT: Malloy makes a final push for union concessions … Washington debates privatization of back-office functions … A pension compromise in Kansas, and other management news.more -
- Stateline Story
Connecticut's Dan Malloy Seeks Balance in a Year of Confrontation
This is a time of angry ideological showdowns in budget-writing all over the country. But you wouldn't know it to look at Connecticut. There, the governor is convinced he can prevail by sticking to a centrist course. more
-
- Stateline Story
Connecticut Governor Seeks to Avoid Public Employee Layoffs
MANAGEMENT BEAT: The struggle over public employee concessions in Connecticut ... the prospect of salary cuts in Pennsylvania ... arguments about a pro-worker mural in Maine, and other government management news. more
-
- Stateline Story
State Hiring Freezes Tend to Melt Away
It's easy for a governor to announce a halt to new state employment. It's very difficult to maintain it. more
-
- Stateline Story
California Workers Choose Pensions Over Furloughs
MANAGEMENT BEAT: California workers retire in droves … Senate Republicans in Ohio tackle labor unions … New Jersey cracks down on lame-duck promotions, and other government management news. more
-
- Stateline Story
After Court Ruling, California's Furlough Fridays Are Back
TODAY'S TAKE: Fifty days into yet another budget standoff in Sacramento, some of the familiar signs of California's fiscal crisis are on their way back. Today (Aug. 20) marks the return of Furlough Fridays. more
-
- Stateline Story
Thank God It's Furlough Friday?
TODAY'S TAKE: Today (April 2) is another Furlough Friday in California and New Mexico - two states that are employing a common cost-cutting strategy by having their workers take regular, unpaid days off. As The Wall Street Journal reports, it's not a bad deal for some state workers, either, as they're spending more time with their families and finding that businesses are targeting them for special offers.more -
- Stateline Story
Govs Feel the Weight of Wielding Budget Ax
TODAY'S TAKE: Even for governors sounding the alarm about unbalanced budgets, the act of getting their states back in the black is easier said than done.more -
- Stateline Story
Summary of the Tennessee State of the State Address
Term-limited Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) unveiled a new budget plan that would cut state spending and use up about $200 million in rainy day funds during his final state of the state address Feb. 1.more -
- Stateline Story
Summary of the Missouri State of the State Address
Picking up where he left off a year ago, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) declared Jan. 20 that creating private-sector jobs would be his top priority in the coming year through tax credits, recruitment of high-technology companies and increased job training. more
-
- Stateline Story
Labor Flexing Its Muscle in States
TODAY'S TAKE: State jobs have been a common target for governors and lawmakers seeking budget reductions. But labor unions in many states are fighting back, sometimes winning court decisions and political concessions to stave off cuts.more -
- Stateline Story
Budget Cuts Drive DMV Changes
Drivers going to the department of motor vehicles will likely face longer lines and higher service fees in several states as recession-ravaged budgets force the shutdown of branch offices, a reduced work force and the need to raise revenue.more -
- Stateline Story
Furloughs Cut Into State Services
With states facing a $121 billion shortfall in the next fiscal year, a growing number of them have turned to squeezing their workforce for savings, and effects both great and small will be felt.more