Leaders of New Hampshire’s largest employee union are meeting to discuss whether to keep negotiating over the latest contract proposal, end talks or send the proposed agreement to union members with the recommendation they vote it down.
Talks broke off last week following a tentative agreement between the union and the state. That increases the chances that Gov. John Lynch will lay off at least 750 state workers to achieve a required $25 million in personnel costs.
The talks broke down specifically over how the furloughs would affect corrections workers. The union argued that the loss of 15 minutes of daily overtime combined with furloughs hurts corrections officers more than other state workers.
Union leaders are scheduled to meet 7 p.m. Thursday in Concord.