AFSCME- NM Council 18’s Andrew Padilla is worried about the impact Gov. Bill Richardson’s executive order that mandates five-day furloughs for all state workers will have on employees — especially those making less than $25,000 a year.
He talked to NMPolitics.net outside the Roundhouse on Thursday:
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Padilla says the furloughs are subject to negotiations. He says revenue enhancements are needed to offset the budget shortfalls.