Carcieri moves to replace workers
Source: By Steve Peoples, Providence Journal (RI), Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The Carcieri administration has selected the Massachusetts firm Hurley of America Inc. to replace scores of housekeeping employees at Eleanor Slater Hospital with private contractors.
....... Yesterday's announcement represents a direct challenge to the General Assembly, which passed a law two months ago as part of the state budget aimed at slowing Carcieri's aggressive push to expand privatization. The law outlines a series of detailed reporting requirements and cost-benefit analyses before the governor can replace state employees.
...... "This is a premeditated shot at the unions prior to Labor Day. I don't know what [the governor] is thinking," said Dennis Grilli, executive director of Council 94, the largest state employees union.