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NH Union Layoffs Ahead After Vote Against Furlough

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Oct 13, 2009 11:29 am US/Eastern

NH Union Layoffs Ahead After Vote Against Furlough

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David Robichaud

MANCHESTER, N.H. (WBZ) ―

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Thousands of New Hampshire state union workers have spoken. They would rather risk layoffs than take furloughs.

N.H. Gov. John Lynch had warned that hundreds of jobs were at risk unless the union agreed to a contract that required 19 furlough days over two years.

Monday night the union representing 11,500 workers voted to reject the contract proposal, a move the governor says has left him "deeply disappointed."

Tuesday morning Lynch is preparing to let hundreds of workers go by the end of the month.

The governor says the contract would have preserved jobs, but the union says he had other options.

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