Sentences with phrase «cutting public employee benefits»

Majorities oppose cutting public employee benefits or pay in order to reduce state budget deficits or taking away some collective bargaining rights from public employee unions.

Not exact matches

Some are just a convenient scapegoat by public employees unions that are seeing their benefits cut.

Malloy's proposed budget this year would bring more deep state cuts, either in staffing or pay and benefits to public employees, along with a shift of hundreds of millions of dollars in costs to cities and towns.

State Senate Democrats have reaped $ 85,000 in election - year campaign contributions from the state teachers union since they skipped last month's vote to cut pension benefits for new teachers and other public employees.

With the city facing more budget cuts or even, as she suggested, «insolvency,» Miner was hoping for relief in an area where Albany is itself the prime culprit because of the exploding cost of pensions and benefits promised to public employees.

He was elected in 2010 as a «new Democrat» who married centrist economic policies — a cap on property tax increases, business tax cuts, a reduction in pension benefits for new public employees — with liberal social policies like strict gun control and support for same - sex marriage.

The law in question takes away nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers and also forces state employees to contribute more toward their pension and health care benefits, amounting to an 8 percent pay cut.

The ability to avoid too much unpalatable cutting was the consequence of finding # 7bn extra cuts / effective tax rises from the Welfare budget and from Child Benefit, along with rises in public sector employee pension contributions, though it was disappointing (but not surprising) that misdirected programmes such as winter fuel payments survive intact.

The public hearing was packed with attendees representing not only facility residents and their families but also public employees at Summit Park who feared cuts to pay and benefits in the wake of a privatization.

Faced with devastating budget cuts from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and a deeply hostile electorate, New York's most influential public - employee unions have unexpectedly shifted their strategy for defending cherished government programs and worker benefits.

New York State lawmakers, at the urging of Gov. Cuomo, voted on March 15 to cut the retirement benefits for future public employees including New York City public school teachers.

His economic policies are closer to Paul Ryan than to Barack Obama: cut spending, no tax increases, reduce pay and benefits to public employees.

The petition called taxing health care benefits «bad public policy» that would force employers to cut back health care benefits to avoid the tax or pass the new tax onto employees.

The teachers lined out the door Monday afternoon to attend a House Finance Committee hearing on Senate Bill 200, which would cut public employee retirement benefits to shore up the state retirement plan.

Eliminating public employees» bargaining rights and cutting benefits would lower employee compensation, which Act 10 proponents argued would alleviate budget pressures and reduce layoffs.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation

As a TREB member, I further suggest that all the staff of TREB / OREA / CREA have their remuneration packages changed from employee (a la Fed / Prov public service) to independent - contractor tax - status (just like us) and their contract gross compensation (yes, + HST AND forget the juicy benefits / vacations etc - pay for them yourself too — just like us) cut by 1/3 -1 / 2... BUT with a possible bonus (to get their gross $ $ possibly back up to where they were before) based on the number of sales arranged across Canada - this bonus would be pro-rated to the # sales in the recent peak ie if sales dwindle.....