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mobile.newsday.com — Nassau's public employees unions pledged to fight a bill passed by the legislature Monday that would allow County Executive Edward Mangano to furlough staffers and unilaterally alter sealed labor contracts. Union leaders argue the measure is "unconstitutional," but administration officials said the law is justified and legal.
Robert Brodsky on Nassau's unions vowing to fight furloughs t.co/seer5ujB In Suffolk, unions are saying they'd prefer it to layoffs