Gov. Andrew Cuomo eagerly went along, claiming the high court is preparing to «effectively
end public labor unions» — which (sadly) is nonsense on stilts.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in his State of the State address that a Supreme Court decision could
end public labor unions.
In his State of the State address last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the case, Janus v. AFSCME, could «effectively
end public labor unions.»
Not exact matches
In recent
Labor Notes blog posts, Chris Brooks and Steve Downs have debated whether
public sector
unions faced with a «right - to - work» or open - shop situation should seek statewide legislation that would
end mandatory exclusive representation.
Cuomo also wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65 and an
end to the overtime in the calculation of an employee's final average salary, among other proposals that
public -
labor unions have blasted.
The 2015 session
ended in June without agreement after powerful
public labor unions weighed in, saying they were concerned it would apply to all
public workers, not just policymakers.