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Assembly, Senate leaders seek moral high ground on minimum wage
Silver: It is—I keep saying it—a moral issue. Skelos: Our focus, in terms of a moral imperative, is about creating jobs.
(05/16/12) Democrats in the State Assembly approved a bill Tuesday to increase the state's minimum wage. The Republican leader of the State Senate offered a spirited defense of his position opposing the measure, but did not rule the issue out altogether. In Albany, Karen DeWitt has the story. more

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Minimum wage hike may be dead
(05/15/12) A months-old proposal to raise the minimum wage for millions of New Yorkers may be dead. Assembly Democrats say they have the votes to approve an increase today. But Senate Republicans say they won't take the measure up, and it's not on Gov. Cuomo's list for action by the end of this term, June 21. Martha Foley has more. more

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Senators seek transition support for vets
NY's senators, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand
NY's senators, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand
(05/15/12) New York's senators are looking to reduce unemployment among recently retired veterans. They unveiled three new bills at a joint press conference Monday. The Innovation Trail's Ryan Delaney reports. more

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Labor department scraps youth farmworker regs
Photo: NYS Dept. of Health
Photo: NYS Dept. of Health
(04/27/12) The US Labor Department has scrapped safety regulations designed to protect teenagers working on farms.

North Country Congressman Bill Owens worked hard to pressure the Obama administration to withdraw the rules. more

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Senate democrats push for state minimum wage hike
The increase proposed would return the inflation-adjusted purchasing power of the minimum wage to what it was in 1980.
The increase proposed would return the inflation-adjusted purchasing power of the minimum wage to what it was in 1980.
(04/19/12) Democrats in the State Senate held a forum promoting a hike in the state's minimum wage, while a conservative group says there's already a government program in place that boosts the earnings of low wage workers well above the current minimum standard. In Albany, Karen DeWitt reports. more

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Public worker unions furious over late-night pension deal
Governor Cuomo speaking with reporters in his office Thursday
Governor Cuomo speaking with reporters in his office Thursday
(03/16/12) The overnight session of the state legislature this week, where pension reform and other items were passed after weeks of contention, has left public worker unions, and even some lawmakers, fuming. Meanwhile Governor Cuomo says it had be done that way. In Albany, Karen DeWitt has more: more

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Cuomo, unions go head to head on Tier VI pensions
Governor Cuomo delivering his budget address, January 2012
Governor Cuomo delivering his budget address, January 2012
(03/14/12) Public worker unions have gone on the offensive against Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed new pension tier, invoking class warfare. Meanwhile the governor is warning that if there's no resolution, thousands of local government employees will be laid off.

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State workers' union: Cuomo "sticking it to" working people with Tier VI pension plan
Empire State Plaza, Albany.
Empire State Plaza, Albany.
(03/07/12) Legislative leaders spoke to a large gathering of AFSCME public union members at the Capitol Tuesday.

The union is strongly opposed to Governor Cuomo's pension reform plans--during the demonstration, it ran a radio ad that said politicians are trying to "stick it" to working people instead of making Wall Street and big corporations pay their fair share.

The legislators offered support to the workers--but remained neutral on the pension plan issue. In Albany, Karen DeWitt has the details. more

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Cuomo says he's flexible on state employee pensions, to a point
That is all about corporate CEOs driving an agenda that tells future [state workers] to give up hope of future security.
(02/28/12) Governor Andrew Cuomo took a step back Monday from his proposal to give new state workers the option of defined contribution 401k-style retirement plan. But the governor says without pension reform, local governments in New York could end up "bankrupt." Karen DeWitt has more. more

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Reformers question IDAs' jobs creation record
One IDA project, a business park adjacent to I-81 in Watertown
One IDA project, a business park adjacent to I-81 in Watertown
(02/15/12) Ask just about any politician these days, and he'll likely tell you that a big part of his job is to create jobs. So how does the government do that? Here in New York, Industrial Development Agencies are one of main job creation mechanisms for local communities.

The Innovation Trail's Marie Cusick explains how these obscure economic development tools work, and just how much it can cost taxpayers when they don't work. more

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Blog posts tagged with "labor"

Morning Read: Obama administration scraps farm safety regs for teens

Safety regulations strongly backed by farmworker advocates were mothballed yesterday by the US Department of Labor. The...[more]

Do union members in Essex County really want their birthdays off?

Essex County officials have been locked in a fierce labor dispute with union leaders, who have declined to give up a 4%...[more]

More on the Great Recession

Heads-up on two pieces coming tomorrow during the 8 O'clock Hour. Brian Mann and I continue our conversation about...[more]

Late Afternoon Read: NYSCOPBA "strife" reads like Elmore Leonard

This story in the Watertown Daily Times this morning is almost as complex and twisty as the union's name. It...[more]


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