Leaders
in the Vermont Senate hope to save 320 state jobs that the Douglas administration wants to cut from the budget. But their proposal is not
getting a warm reception.
Rallying
at the Statehouse, state workers say Gov. Jim Douglas’ plan to cut hundreds of
jobs is bad news for them and for people who rely on state government services.
Members
of the state employees’ union say they’re uneasy about a plan that would
eliminate 400 jobs from the state work force.
They
say the economic slowdown causes them to worry about their own future.