56 Connecticut state troopers receive layoff notices

[The Northerner]

HARTFORD, Conn.—About 56 newest state troopers have received layoff notices in a first wave of job cuts aimed at balancing the Connecticut state budget.

State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance tells The Hartford Courant that the layoffs are scheduled to take effect in about six weeks, on Aug. 21. Troopers being laid off are members of the previous graduating class.

Vance declined to confirm the information when contacted by the Associated Press on Wednesday. He said Gov. Dannel Malloy's office will release a statement on Thursday.

The troopers are among 328 layoffs announced on Wednesday, most of them Department of Correction workers, as officials struggle to close a gap in the state's two-year, $40.1 billion budget.

A total of roughly 6,500 jobs are expected to be cut after a labor concessions deal collapsed.

Source: http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2011/07/13/56_conn_state_troopers_receive_layoff_notices

[Historic NY]

1. Why did they hire them in the first place?

Appears they loss out due to their union not supporting any concessions.

http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2011/07/58-troopers-receive-layoff-not.html