Your Jan. 14 editorial («CNY economy needs workforce training») cites a CenterState CEO survey of business leaders who said
rising employee benefit costs were «the No. 1 pressure point for their businesses in 2017.»
Public
employee benefit costs in New York are incredibly out of line with those in the private sector, and impose enormous pressure on state and local government budgets.
If you refer to «the total of,» use «was,» as in, «The total
of employee benefit costs was $ 10 million last year,» because in that case you are referring to the actual total and not all the different costs that make up the total.
Specifically, Senate File 56 would prohibit school districts from entering into new labor agreements that include any increase in compensation, including cost - of - living adjustments, so - called step and lane changes and
lowered employee benefits costs, through June 2013.