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January 18, 2008

Carcieri to discuss furloughs with union leaders

PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri plans to meet with union leaders today and discuss his proposal to furlough state workers so Carcieri can close a 151 million dollar budget deficit.

It's one of many cuts the governor has proposed to fix a shortfall in the current fiscal year, which ends in June.

Under the proposal, state workers would have to take six days off without pay to save an estimated $15 million. Carcieri says no state agencies will shut down because workers would not take their furlough days simultaneously.

He's scheduled to meet this morning with union leaders to discuss the plan.

Carcieri made a similar proposal last year, but he dropped it amid intense opposition from state employee unions and Democratic lawmakers.

-- The Associated Press

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