Paterson, Silver warn state employees of layoffs
Quick ReadPaterson said that widespread defeats in today's school budget votes could spur movement in negotiations over the state budget.
Photo credit: AP | FILE - Gov. David Paterson, right, walks to a meeting with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in Albany. (May 17, 2010)
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Former New York Gov. David A. Paterson
ALBANY - Gov. David A. Paterson and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Monday ratcheted up pressure on state employee unions, warning layoffs could occur if $250 million in concessions aren't forthcoming.
However, union officials said New York cannot terminate members of the Civil Service Employees Association and Public Employees Federation until 2011 because of an agreement reached last year....
