New Haven Cuts Jobs; Police Protest Move
Seventy-six of the 82 laid-off workers were full-timers, six, part-timers
New Haven’s long-discussed budget crisis turned into flesh and blood Thursday, as 82 city workers lost their jobs—while the mayor vowed that many more will join them unless union officials get serious about health care and pension reform.
The layoffs took place over a chaotic day of announcements,departure and protest. They were part of 96 positions (the rest of them currently vacant) that the DeStefano administration has eliminated in order to help close a $5.5 million gap in the city budget for the year ending June 30.
And that’s just for starters. City Hall and city unions are negotiating on new contracts for the next fiscal year, when the city faces a project deficit of over $20 million.
The layoffs included 16 beat cops, nine teaching positions, six school crossing guards, and three school nurses.
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I’m the one who’s made these choices. They will affect these people [laid off] deeply and meaningfully
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