Unions Serve State Employees Pizza and Nonsense in Bid to Bolster Malloy.

State employee union leaders are using cheese and pepperoni pizzas to jolly their members into supporting Democratic Governor Dannel P, Malloy’s struggling re-election bid. The rank and file are fed a heaping side of nonsense by union representatives claiming that Republican Tom Foley will refuse to negotiate as employee contracts expire. Daily Ructions understands that this odd line of attack against Foley is meeting with some skepticism from the employees in their small group meetings. Many have been through a range of governors, all have negotiated.

Many state employees are still smarting from the 2011 deal their leaders struck with Malloy. Some recall the heavy handed methods leaders used to ratify the package when some bargaining units resisted. Plenty of members have reason to think they would do better under Foley that they would in another round with Malloy.

To grab members’ attention, union leaders are telling the rank and file that the race between Malloy and Foley is a dead heat. This will come as a surprise to the brain trust each candidate has created for the November showdown. A close race may serve as a spur for more members than in 2010 to support Foley in this year’s rematch.