Timesunion, August 3, 2011, Wednesday

Timesunion

August 3, 2011, Wednesday

Timesunion (full article)

Does state have a backdoor way to layoffs?
State union members are wary of a reorganization exemption

By JIMMY VIELKIND

Often present in private-sector labor agreements, layoff protection clauses are increasingly common for public-sector workers in an era of reduced tax revenue, according to Lee Adler, who teaches public-sector collective bargaining at Cornell University's School of Industrial Labor Relations.

But he, too, wondered what the SAGE exclusion might mean.

"Consolidation is different than collective bargaining," Adler said.

Reach Vielkind at 454-5081 or jvielkind@timesunion.com.