Hundreds of Connecticut health care workers rallied at the State Capitol Tuesday, protesting a state hiring freeze and demanding $87 million from the budget surplus to fill more than 2,000 vacancies across state-run agencies. Union leaders say the staffing crisis is endangering patients and forcing massive overtime—$105 million last year alone. The Lamont administration says hiring is paused to stay under the state’s spending cap. Workers say the freeze is breaking the system and pushing already overburdened staff past their limits.