Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is considering buyouts of up to $20,000 for state employees as the Democratic administration looks to trim costs and address funding cuts from the Trump administration.

Union officials sent warnings to their employees that Healey’s office was looking to reduce the ranks of full-time employees by offering $10,000 buyouts for employees who resign and $20,000 for employees who choose to retire, according to published reports .

“The Commonwealth has presented all state worker unions, including Local 509, with a proposal to reduce the number of full-time employees across the Commonwealth,” SEIU Local 509 President Dave Foley wrote in an email to union members, according to The Boston Herald, which was first to report the news.

“The Commonwealth has proposed

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