July 27, 2010
Updated Jul 27, 2010 at 4:22 AM EST
Labor groups are saying Governor David Paterson can't go through with his plan to lay off state workers.
Paterson has announced that the late budget and a drop in revenue could force the state to cut some of its 200,000 workers by the end of the year.
But labor unions say Paterson previously agreed not lay off workers before January 1. They're accusing Paterson of using state workers as political pawns.
Paterson says the layoffs are necessary because unions have refused to accept furloughs or delayed pay. He says those alternatives would have saved the state $250 million dollars, which could have prevented layoffs.
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