Times Union, July 19, 2011, Tuesday

Times Union

July 19, 2011, Tuesday

Times Union (full article)

Needs collide in pact offer

Both unions will have to grapple with the competing needs of internal factions. At one end of the spectrum are veteran state employees, who are not used to concessions such as furloughs, three years without raises and higher health insurance premiums that will result in lower take-home pay for many. "There will be some workers who feel that way -- why should they give something so someone else can keep their job?" observed Rebecca Givan, assistant professor of collective bargaining at Cornell University.