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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Public worker unions furious over late-night pension deal</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19502/20120316/public-worker-unions-furious-over-late-night-pension-deal</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 16, 2012) 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: [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19502/20120316/public-worker-unions-furious-over-late-night-pension-deal">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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: [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19502/20120316/public-worker-unions-furious-over-late-night-pension-deal">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:35</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, cuomo, labor, unions, budget, pensions, tier vi, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Cuomo says he&apos;ll push through pension changes if legislature won&apos;t agree</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19459/20120309/cuomo-says-he-apos-ll-push-through-pension-changes-if-legislature-won-apos-t-agree</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 9, 2012) Governor Andrew Cuomo is threatening to force pension reform through the state legislature if it doesn’t agree to his proposals as part of the state budget. In Albany, Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19459/20120309/cuomo-says-he-apos-ll-push-through-pension-changes-if-legislature-won-apos-t-agree">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Governor Andrew Cuomo is threatening to force pension reform through the state legislature if it doesn’t agree to his proposals as part of the state budget. In Albany, Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19459/20120309/cuomo-says-he-apos-ll-push-through-pension-changes-if-legislature-won-apos-t-agree">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, cuomo, pensions, unions,[loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>State workers&apos; union: Cuomo &quot;sticking it to&quot; working people with Tier VI pension plan</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19437/20120307/state-workers-apos-union-cuomo-quot-sticking-it-to-quot-working-people-with-tier-vi-pension-plan</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 7, 2012) 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 &quot;stick it&quot; 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. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19437/20120307/state-workers-apos-union-cuomo-quot-sticking-it-to-quot-working-people-with-tier-vi-pension-plan">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 &quot;stick it&quot; 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. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19437/20120307/state-workers-apos-union-cuomo-quot-sticking-it-to-quot-working-people-with-tier-vi-pension-plan">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:14</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, cuomo, AFSCME, unions, labor, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Cuomo Administration still wrangling with some state unions over contracts</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19290/20120210/cuomo-administration-still-wrangling-with-some-state-unions-over-contracts</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 10, 2012) With just six weeks left in the state’s fiscal year, the Cuomo Administration has still not settled labor contracts with some significant public worker’s unions. These include the state’s corrections officers, and professors and other staff in the State University System. Karen DeWitt has this report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19290/20120210/cuomo-administration-still-wrangling-with-some-state-unions-over-contracts">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[With just six weeks left in the state’s fiscal year, the Cuomo Administration has still not settled labor contracts with some significant public worker’s unions. These include the state’s corrections officers, and professors and other staff in the State University System. Karen DeWitt has this report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19290/20120210/cuomo-administration-still-wrangling-with-some-state-unions-over-contracts">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:57</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, cuomo, labor, unions, NYSCOPBA, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], budget, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Unions sue NYS over retiree insurance costs increase</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19040/20120102/unions-sue-nys-over-retiree-insurance-costs-increase</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 2, 2012) Unions representing more than 100,000 New York State employees are taking the state Department of Civil Service, the state’s employee health plan, and Governor Andrew Cuomo to federal court over an increase in health insurance costs for retirees. Nora Flaherty has the details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19040/20120102/unions-sue-nys-over-retiree-insurance-costs-increase">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Nora Flaherty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Unions representing more than 100,000 New York State employees are taking the state Department of Civil Service, the state’s employee health plan, and Governor Andrew Cuomo to federal court over an increase in health insurance costs for retirees. Nora Flaherty has the details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19040/20120102/unions-sue-nys-over-retiree-insurance-costs-increase">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:59</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, politics, unions, labor, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Pink slips from Cuomo administration hit 175 North Country workers</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18516/20111003/pink-slips-from-cuomo-administration-hit-175-north-country-workers</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 3, 2011) State officials now say roughly 175 people will lose their jobs in the North Country after the Public Employee Federation last week voted down a new contract.Hardest hit were Franklin, Jefferson and St. Lawrence Counties, which each saw about fifty positions cut from the state payroll.    In all, the state will lay off 3,496 workers within the next three weeks unless the union and the governor come to an agreement soon.Gov. Andrew Cuomo had been hoping for concessions from PEF’s membership as the state continues to deal with a $10 billion budget deficit.As political wrangling continues in Albany, Chris Morris reports that the pink slips are deeply personal to many North Country workers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18516/20111003/pink-slips-from-cuomo-administration-hit-175-north-country-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Morris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[State officials now say roughly 175 people will lose their jobs in the North Country after the Public Employee Federation last week voted down a new contract.Hardest hit were Franklin, Jefferson and St. Lawrence Counties, which each saw about fifty positions cut from the state payroll.    In all, the state will lay off 3,496 workers within the next three weeks unless the union and the governor come to an agreement soon.Gov. Andrew Cuomo had been hoping for concessions from PEF’s membership as the state continues to deal with a $10 billion budget deficit.As political wrangling continues in Albany, Chris Morris reports that the pink slips are deeply personal to many North Country workers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18516/20111003/pink-slips-from-cuomo-administration-hit-175-north-country-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, albany, unions, jobs, sunmount, [loc:44.2239488 -74.4640575], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Public pensions strain budgets</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17537/20110426/public-pensions-strain-budgets</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 26, 2011) The recent battles in Wisconsin and Ohio over collective bargaining for public workers has shined a light on the pensions government workers often receive. Here in New York, the state’s pension fund is solvent. But costs have been sharply rising for the local governments that pay into it, and now some are calling for changes to the system. Our story from David Chanatry with the New  York Reporting Project at Utica College. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17537/20110426/public-pensions-strain-budgets">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The recent battles in Wisconsin and Ohio over collective bargaining for public workers has shined a light on the pensions government workers often receive. Here in New York, the state’s pension fund is solvent. But costs have been sharply rising for the local governments that pay into it, and now some are calling for changes to the system. Our story from David Chanatry with the New  York Reporting Project at Utica College. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17537/20110426/public-pensions-strain-budgets">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, politics, budget, albany, pension, employment, retirement, public employees, unions, [loc:43.1009030 -75.2326640], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Essex County won&apos;t freeze union pay raises</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16871/20101222/essex-county-won-apos-t-freeze-union-pay-raises</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 22, 2010) Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Douglas says he doesn&apos;t think the county board will freeze guaranteed pay increases for its unionized employees in the near future.  But, he says the controversial move could be on the table in the coming months if union leaders don&apos;t return to the negotiating table.  Todd Moe has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16871/20101222/essex-county-won-apos-t-freeze-union-pay-raises">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Douglas says he doesn&apos;t think the county board will freeze guaranteed pay increases for its unionized employees in the near future.  But, he says the controversial move could be on the table in the coming months if union leaders don&apos;t return to the negotiating table.  Todd Moe has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16871/20101222/essex-county-won-apos-t-freeze-union-pay-raises">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:42</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>essex county, politics, adirondacks, unions, jobs, economy, budget, salary, topstory, [loc:44.2138600 -73.5950470]</itunes:keywords>
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