Particularly in his first term, Mangano clashed frequently with
county labor unions — first over a plan to consolidate Nassau's eight police precincts into four, and later after proposing a bill to allow him to open up collective bargaining agreements to cut wages and benefits to pay for a backlog of property tax judgments.
Reaching agreements with
county labor unions could prove to be Curran's biggest immediate challenge.
The order does not apply to Civil Service and law enforcement employees who belong to
county labor unions.
Not exact matches
Officials from the American Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees recently filed documents with the Illinois
Labor Relations Board to be a recognized
union representing parks employees.
A state Board of Elections memorandum made public last week details allegations of a complex partnership between New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a number of political consulting firms and
labor unions and also
county Democratic committees to influence contested state Senate races in 2014.
The powerful
labor union 1199 SEIU endorsed Republican state Senate hopeful Chris McGrath on Friday in the crucial special election to replace disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in Nassau
County.
API New York BlueRock Energy Buffalo Niagara Partnership Capital Region Chamber of Commerce Central Hudson Chautauqua
County Chamber of Commerce Chemung
County Chamber of Commerce Constitution Pipeline Cortland
County Chamber of Commerce D.A. Collins Delaware Engineering Dominion Energy Eastern NY District Council of Laborers Energy Coalition New York Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance EnergyMark, LLC Engineers
Labor - Employer Cooperative (ELEC 825) General Contractors Association of NY Hudson Valley Building & Construction Trades Council Independent Oil & Gas Association of NY (IOGA - NY) Independent Power Producers of NY (IPPNY) International
Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 (IOUE 825) Iroquois IUOE Local 825 Joint Landowners Coalition Laborers District Council of Eastern NY Laborers Local 17 LECET Fund Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier Millennium Pipeline National Fuel Gas Company National Federation of Independent Business North Country Chamber of Commerce NYS Building & Construction Trades Council NYS Conference of the International
Union of Operating Engineers NYS Economic Development Council NYS LECET Fund (Laborers - Employers Cooperation & Education Trust) Orange
County Partnership Otsego
County IDA Penn - York Land Services Corp..
Inc. • Ambient Environmnental, Inc. • API New York • BlueRock Energy • Buffalo Niagara Partnership • Capital Region Chamber of Commerce • Central Hudson • Chautauqua
County Chamber of Commerce • Chemung
County Chamber of Commerce • Constitution Pipeline • Cortland
County Chamber of Commerce • D.A. Collins • Delaware Engineering • Dominion Energy • Eastern NY District Council of Laborers • Energy Coalition of New York • Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance • EnergyMark, LLC • Engineers
Labor - Employer Cooperative (ELEC 825) • General Contractors Association of NY • Hudson Valley Building & Construction Trades Council • Independent Oil & Gas Association of NY (IOGA - NY) • Independent Power Producers of NY (IPPNY) • International
Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 (IOUE 825) • Iroquois • IUOE Local 825 • Joint Landowners Coalition • Laborers District Council of Eastern NY • Laborers Local 17 LECET Fund • Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier • Millennium Pipeline • National Fuel Gas Company • National Federation of Independent Business • North Country Chamber of Commerce • NYS Building & Construction Trades Council • NYS Conference of the International
Union of Operating Engineers • NYS Economic Development Council • NYS LECET Fund (Laborers - Employers Cooperation & Education Trust) • Orange
County Partnership • Otsego
County IDA • Penn - York Land Services Corp. • Unshackle Upstate • Upstate New York Laborers District Council • U.S Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy • USA Compression • Williams Pipeline.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Westchester
County to appear at the Mario Cuomo Bridge and will later appear at a rally with
labor leaders in
Union Square.
Also at 1 p.m., the New York Civil Liberties
Union presents oral arguments in the Albany
County Supreme Court challenging the exclusion of farmworkers from the state
labor law that protects employees who organize, Albany
County Courthouse, 16 Eagle St., Albany.
The Trump administration sought to undermine public - sector
labor unions with a brief submitted on Dec. 6 in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Janus v. American Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees.
The PBA and other
county unions are negotiating with Mangano and the Nassau Interim Finance Authority over new
labor contracts.
Sugarman, who was appointed by Gov. Cuomo, wrote that the effort on behalf of the Dems was led by de Blasio and his team and included a group of influential political consultants and
labor unions close to the mayor, the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee, several of the candidates who were helped, and the Ulster
County and Putnam
County Democratic committees.
It is noted that «the cost of these reimbursements [is] roughly $ 1.7 million... According to the annual reports by the accounting firm O'Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins, Rockland
County failed to budget for the prescription co-pay refunds for several years in a row, under the assumption that county officials could eliminate the benefit during contract talks with labor u
County failed to budget for the prescription co-pay refunds for several years in a row, under the assumption that
county officials could eliminate the benefit during contract talks with labor u
county officials could eliminate the benefit during contract talks with
labor unions.
The News also reported at the time that the Ulster
County Democratic Committee on Oct. 14, 2014, took in $ 364,000 from four
labor unions and a Manhattan - based corporation.
The
unions did not negotiate new
labor deals with
County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican.
The Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a state monitoring board in control of the
county's finances, has said it will not consider new
labor pacts until
unions turn over verified summaries of the major terms in existing contracts.
The Dutchess Central
Labor Council is made up of 30,000 registered
union members and their working families in Dutchess
County.
What promises to be a wild two - week campaign is already under way, with high stakes for the governor, Mayor Bill de Blasio,
labor unions, and
county leaders.
The eight City Council members, all Democrats, who are competing to lead the 51 - member legislative body as speaker for the next four years must convince numerous constituencies of their viability, including some combination of
county party leaders,
labor unions, the mayor, and other influential politicos.
Labor unions may buoy the chances of certain members while
county allegiances may supersede that support.
Onondaga
County's largest government employee
union has again rejected a
labor contract.
And in an era of diminished political clubs and
county Democratic organizations, the WFP has filled the vacuum as a vote - pulling apparatus, paying canvassers and mobilizing members of
labor unions to knock on voters» doors.
Sen. Jack Martins, a Republican who represents Nassau
County, called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo this afternoon to take an active role in the negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its
labor union in order to avoid a strike on the Long Island Rail Road.
Democratic Sen. Tim Kennedy, faced a stiff primary challenge from Erie
County Legislator Betty Jean Grant, was endorsed by a slew of
labor unions from across the state as well as regional groups.
A hefty 11th - hour campaign contribution from a powerful
labor union, the Communications Workers of America, to the Nassau
County Democratic Party to help Assemblyman Todd Kainsky's Senate campaign is raising eyebrows in light of the fund - raising scandal that has engulfed de Blasio.
Although Mr. Lancman has been endorsed by the Queens
County Democratic organization and the overwhelming majority of
labor unions, Mr. Sasson, a lottery winner with millions of dollars at his disposal, could have self - financed a serious campaign effort.
Barring total catastrophe, Mr. de Blasio could almost certainly count on muscular support from
labor unions and
county Democratic organizations that drive turnout in primary elections.
The Wall Street Journal reports Schneiderman's re-election campaign has purchased $ 1 million worth of advertising time with broadcast TV stations in New York, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, New York's five biggest media markets; his endorsers include
labor unions such as the powerful United Food and Commercial Workers
Union Local 1500 with 23,000 members in New York City, on Long Island, and in Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess
counties.
The investigation, which is being led by the U.S. Department of
Labor, was revealed last month when a federal grand jury subpoena was sent to the Rockland
County PEF
union formerly headed by Deborah J. Lee, whose purchases first drew scrutiny within her
union's ranks two years ago.
County Executive Picente, Assemblymen Brindisi as well as School Officials and
Labor Unions Support The Gaming Referendum.
Turnover in these demanding positions has been an issue and I thank CSEA President Denise Szymura and other
union leaders for coming to the table with my social services and
labor relations teams and me to have a constructive dialogue on how best to address that,» said Erie
County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz.
The
labor union represents 26,000 active and retired members in Nassau
County, the Martins campaign said.
At 10 a.m., Republican Rob Astorino will be endorsed by
labor unions in his re-election bid for Westchester
County executive.
There was a time when public
union workers had real clout, when legislators — before the
county executive system took effect in 2009 — shook in their boots at the prospect of
labor unrest.
Earlier this year, the
union filed a complaint with the state Department of
Labor's Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) Bureau after discovering that 19 staff at the Taberg Residential Center in Oneida
County, including the facility director, were out of work due to severe injuries suffered in attacks by residents there.
Poughkeepsie... Dutchess
County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro and CSEA President Liz Piraino announced agreement on a new
labor contract with the CSEA, Dutchess
County Government's largest employee
union with over 1450 members, including employees of Dutchess Community College.
Hein won't have the endorsement of CSEA, the
county's biggest
labor union this year.
In Westchester
County, where all eight
labor contracts have expired, the executive, Robert P. Astorino, a Republican, has sought to have
union members pay a share of their health care costs.
Having the
county's largest
union in the fold — negotiations are ongoing with three smaller
unions — might mitigate resistance to committing almost a million bucks in advance to
labor lawyers whose work is largely completed.
It is an internal race influenced by
county party affiliates,
labor unions, Mayor Bill de Blasio, himself newly reelected, and others.
A hefty 11th - hour campaign contribution from a powerful
labor union to the Nassau
County Democratic Party is raising eyebrows in light of the fund - raising scandal that has engulfed Mayor de...
The outsiders jumping in to sway the outcome of the race represent an influential group of political leaders, including Erie
County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz, State Sen. Marc C. Panepinto, D - Buffalo, and the local affiliate of the AFL - CIO, which represents all of the region's
labor unions.
MAYVILLE -
County officials will be looking to finalize another
labor contract with own of its employee
unions this month.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Onondaga
County's largest government employee
union has again rejected a
labor contract.
The
labor contracts of all five
county unions expire at year's end.
The speaker's race is the most inside - baseball election in the city — because it's open only to elected Council members, and even then heavily influenced by forces like
county Democratic bosses and
labor unions.
A hefty 11th - hour campaign contribution from a powerful
labor union to the Nassau
County Democratic Party is raising eyebrows in light of the fund - raising scandal that has engulfed Mayor de Blasio, The Post has learned.
In 2009 she was elected president of the Capital District Area
Labor Federation, which represents 120,000
union members and their families across 11
counties in the state's greater Capital Region.
During that time members voted down contracts offers three times and the
union filed an improper
labor practice charge against the
county last month after the legislature voted to impose a three - year contract on workers