Oyster Bay layoffs loom over negotiations
Photo credit: Newsday/Karen Wiles Stabile | Although 7 percent of the town's 1,261 workers agreed to a buyout, Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto had been hoping that 100 workers would leave and the union would agree to concessions to avoid layoffs.(Sept. 21, 2011)
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Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto and union leaders have agreed to meet next week in a final effort to avoid what town sources said could be as many as 150 layoffs.
Both sides say they are far apart on contract salary concessions and it is unlikely they can agree on a way to avoid layoffs, after the town said not enough workers agreed to a buyout by this week's deadline.
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