Union deal can save state big costs from layoffs


Taxpayers millions can be saved in the event of a government shutdown next month, due to the Minnesota’s public employees union tentative deal with the state. The proposed agreement, which is still to be approved, would not give laid-off workers payouts for their banked time off but their insurance benefits would remain intact. The deal means the laid off state workers would not get big severance or vacation checks as soon as the shut down starts. It also means that the employees could begin collecting their unemployment insurance quickly after they are laid off.

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