CSPCOA Council Vice-President Ed Gould Answers Reporter's Questions at a Capitol News Briefing to Call on the Administration to Recognize Our Union Voice
More than two years after unanimously voting "Union YES," State Police captains and lieutenants welcomed the news that a Connecticut Superior Court judge soundly dismissed the Rell Administration's appeal of our election results. This, after the State's Board of Labor Relations ruled twice in our favor, and the Attorney General affirmed their decision by refusing to represent the Administration in its appeal.
The judge's latest ruling should have made the opportunity to simply sit down and negotiate working conditions and workplace issues possible. But Governor Rell's Office of Budget and Management contracted a private law firm -- at taxpayer expense -- to "stay the course," which intends to take the case all the way to the State Supreme Court.
That is why we reached out to state legislative leaders to enlist their support. Not only have they pledged to do all they can to move the Governor to stop the endless litigation and begin negotiations, they called a news briefing at the State Capitol the week of Labor Day so we could share our story!
Journal Inquirer article on news briefing Press release announcing capitol news briefing with legislative leaders on Administration's appeals Letter from Sen. Gayle Slossberg to Governor Rell on ending court appeals Letter to CGA Public Safety Committee urging support to end litigation Press release on Superior Court Judge ruling Hartford Courant article on Superior Court Judge ruling Ed Gould's blog entry on the May 22 Superior Court ruling in our favor Connecticut Superior Court Judge ruling denying Administration's Appeal