Comments on: Coalition of State Workers Unions Won’t Negotiate New Concessions But Will Continue Push for Solutions to the Economic Crisis http://inthistogetherct.org/2009/12/coalition-of-state-workers-unions-wont-negotiate-new-concessions-but-will-continue-push-for-solutions-to-the-economic-crisis/ For a fair budget and a livable state with great public services Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:33:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sheila chunis http://inthistogetherct.org/2009/12/coalition-of-state-workers-unions-wont-negotiate-new-concessions-but-will-continue-push-for-solutions-to-the-economic-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-1408 sheila chunis Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:09:19 +0000 http://inthistogetherct.org/?p=2407#comment-1408 http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20100106/PERSONNEL03/1060302/1018/DEPARTMENTS stop furloughing federally funded state employees. SSA dedicated 580 million to increase processing of social security disability claims. VP Joe Biden wrote to every Governor asking this. Rell is one of only six governors not to comply. Every day we delay federal benefits to a claimant is keeping these people on state funded benefits and costing the taxpayer money. http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20100106/PERSONNEL03/1060302/1018/DEPARTMENTS

stop furloughing federally funded state employees. SSA dedicated 580 million to increase processing of social security disability claims. VP Joe Biden wrote to every Governor asking this. Rell is one of only six governors not to comply. Every day we delay federal benefits to a claimant is keeping these people on state funded benefits and costing the taxpayer money.

]]> By: Patrick Stein http://inthistogetherct.org/2009/12/coalition-of-state-workers-unions-wont-negotiate-new-concessions-but-will-continue-push-for-solutions-to-the-economic-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 Patrick Stein Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:44:30 +0000 http://inthistogetherct.org/?p=2407#comment-1384 It is time to introduce the ERIP and let anyone 52 years of age with 25 years of state service to GO…………. We need to save money and reduce the size of state goverment…………..Governor Rell should have done this last year…………ERIP at 52 years old and save the State millions of dollars……………… It is time to introduce the ERIP and let anyone 52 years of age with 25 years of state service to GO…………. We need to save money and reduce the size of state goverment…………..Governor Rell should have done this last year…………ERIP at 52 years old and save the State millions of dollars………………

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