Lamont Administration Announces Raises for State Managers

Citing difficulty attracting and retaining qualified managerial candidates, Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration announced raises Thursday for roughly 1,700 non-unionized state workers whose pay has not kept pace with their labor-represented counterparts.

Following a bill signing in Storrs, the governor said the state was competing for talent in a tight labor market.

“I want to make sure they don’t get left behind,” Lamont said. “You see some real raises for our union employees over the last two or three years and I want to make sure all of our managers are fairly compensated as well.”

During a morning Q&A session with reporters, budget secretary Melissa McCaw and Chief Operating Officer Josh Geballe described the compensation boosts that went into effect at the beginning of the month.

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