Mayor Ganim signs Concession Agreement with two Municipal Unions
#Bridgeport, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim signed concession agreements with the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) and the Bridgeport City Supervisor Association (BCSA) that freeze wages and guarantee no layoffs until June 30, 2018. Assumed in the current fiscal year 2017 budget is $4,000,000 in savings from union concessions. The agreement is expect to save tax payers approximately $500,000 in the next fiscal year. As result of this agreement, layoffs for 27 employees have been rescinded. The no layoff clause covers nearly 1,000 members in both unions. “We are very happy to have this agreement that represents significant savings for tax payers and also saves jobs in the municipal workforce,” said Mayor Ganim. “We still have a significant…