Lamont Raises Will Be Coming Round The Mountain

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Tell me you're about to announce that you will be
seeking reelection after all, without telling me you're about to
announce you'll be seeking reelection after all. Ned Lamont quoted
as saying salary deals with all Connecticut employee unions and
predicted they're coming through when you start talking unions and

(00:23):
talking with Connecticut employee unions, despite the fact that four
bargaining units have broken off talks with him, He's going
to need the endorsement and he'll get it because we're stupid.
Lamont predicted yesterday he would reach new wage agreements all
state employee unions, including raises. Says his administration is delivering

(00:45):
its latest offers this week. I did tell me you're
seeking reelection without telling you. CT Mirror article says, but
it appears to thirty five bargaining units currently working under
expired contracts are expecting. This is similar in size to
those the governor and the General Assembly granted state police

(01:06):
troopers in mid May, and they're expecting big raises. Spend
spen spen spen spend.

Speaker 2 (01:12):
Can you do it?

Speaker 1 (01:13):
I think you can. There shouldn't be any confusion among
workers about the administration's desire to award raises, Lamont said,
when I'd say, they know we have well over one
hundred million dollars earmarked in this budget.

Speaker 2 (01:31):
They know Ikey over in Nueva once and the why
not of that budget where it's not going towards the
schools in nuevn.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
But Lamont said, they know we've said you're going to
get a raise. Vote for me,