CT Dem Governor urges Dem Legislature to reject union contract his appointee’s negotiated and approved
Governor Dannel Malloy is the President of the UConn Board of Trustees and appointees and controls a majority of the votes on the Board. On January 27, 2016, UConn’s Trustees voted 15 – 0 to adopt a new contract with the University of Connecticut’s non-teaching professional staff. Malloy’s personal representative to the Board of Trustees skipped the meeting. In fact, they haven’t shown up for 12 of the last 15 monthly meetings.
But Malloy’s neglect to perform his gubernatorial duties didn’t stop him from issue a press release condemning the new contract and instructing the Democrat controlled General Assembly to reject the contract.
These days, Donald Trump is the world’s leader when it comes to a detachment from facts and reality, but by his action today, Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy, who also serves as the Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, rocketed into his own parallel universe by calling on the legislature to reject a contract his own political appointees approved.
As noted, according to Connecticut State Law, Malloy is President that Trustees, he CT Dem Governor urges Dem Legislature to reject union contract his appointee’s negotiated and approved - Wait What?: