Governor threatens layoffs if state workers balk at furloughs (The Sacramento Bee)
Members of the Service Employees International Union protest Wednesday outside the state Capitol against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s planned budget cuts. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned Wednesday that if state workers don’t accept twice-monthly furloughs, he will pursue layoffs to reduce salary costs by more than a billion dollars. The Republican governor signed an executive order …
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