Sentences with phrase «for public workers»

This year, the group focused its resources on the new, cheaper retirement tier for public workers.

The seemingly flush conditions of the pension funds led legislators in most states to substantially improve retirement benefits for public workers, including teachers.

, will be up against unions who will surely resist many of his proposals, such as a one - year pay freeze for public workers.

A candidate, for instance, might promise pay hikes for public workers or tax breaks for select groups, knowing he'll get their political support.

On top of all these costs are some long - term debts that have flown under the radar, such as retirement obligations for public workers.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he spoke with Republicans in neighboring Iowa as they prepared to vote on a bill that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers there.

An outside review of New York's $ 150 billion pension fund for public workers shows it fixed ethical problems that led to a «pay - for - play» scandal.

Democrats in the Senate were so angry that they boycotted voting on the redistricting plan, as well as the governor's bill to create a new pension tier for public workers in an all - night session in mid-March.

An outside review of New York's $ 178 billion pension fund for public workers shows it has been managed responsibly for the past three years but needs more staff and higher pay to continue the quality performance and cut costs for outside advisers.

And the anti-union venom has spread — first in Ontario, and more recently in Alberta where, incredibly, it's now against the law for public workers even to use the word «strike» in the workplace.

Rev Neil Galbraith's comments come after Boris Johnson's refused to confirm reports he's the latest cabinet minister pressing for public workers to be given bigger pay rises.

The Economic Policy Institute reports that 180,000 local government employees have been laid off since August 2008, while furloughs have become a fact of life for public workers across the country.

The current bill would change a constitutional protection for public workers that their pension «shall not be diminished or impaired.»

In recent months, Ms. Overby has been particularly vocal on the subject of respect for public workers.

It's unfortunate that Mr. Donohue is now being used as an attack dog for a governor he labeled a monkey and has demonstrated such disdain for public workers.»

People who clean NYC's streets and parks will be left out of the mayoral edict to raise the minimum wage for public workers because they are not directly employed by the city.

The Mayor and other city and county leaders from Rochester, Syracuse, Westchester and Suffolk say they've begun a bi partisan lobbying effort to back Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to enact a new benefit tier for public workers hired in the future.

Republican leadership said Monday it was prepared to insert into the budget measures that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers unless the High Court ruled on the bill, which had been blocked by circuit court judge Maryann Sumi because of concerns over the state's open meetings law.

Walker has long been the subject of vitriol from some political opponents after he effectively ended collective bargaining for public workers shortly after taking office in 2011.

The Empire Center's E.J. McMahon says that Cuomo could provide tremendous relief to the city (and to Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and other counties) by enacting legislation that sets a minimum level for public workers» contribution for their health insurance.

Or handing out pay raises and perks for public workers: «Don't you know that Tammany gains 10 votes for every one it lost by salary raisin»?»

On Thursday, David Paterson — Cuomo's predecessor as governor and his appointee to run the D.S.C — issued an open letter reiterating the governor's support for public workers, including teachers.

Wouldn't be much, a thousand here or there, but would that be more trouble than it's worth for them or are such gifts by inheritance for public workers seen as OK?

Walker, who has only been governor for the past six weeks, is pushing a proposal that would eliminate collective bargaining rights for public workers and make them pay half the costs of their pensions and at least 12.6 percent of their health care coverage.

Rather than prudently saving the surplus funds, many states passed legislation to enhance or increase pension benefits for public workers.

Cuomo and lawmakers also agreed to curb pension growth in the future with a new benefit tier for public workers.

At stake in the race is stewardship of the state's $ 181 billion pension fund for public workers and nearly 600 auditors who examine state and municipal finances.

The two largest public pensions in the U.S. are Calstrs and Calpers and collectively they oversea $ 484 billion for public workers in California.

Briccetti says the business lobby gave high grades for the adoption of a state property tax cap, a new pension tier for public workers, and two years of austere state budgets.

The governor, who says 90 % of his agenda was already accomplished during the budget season, including a new pension tier for public workers and DNA data base expansion, seemed more fatalistic about the success of the remaining items on the list.

Cuomo was criticized during an all - night session in mid-March for issuing special messages of necessity to allow the Senate and Assembly to pass bills as soon as deals were struck on topics like a new pension tier for public workers, and redistricting lines.

By the end of the day, Democratic Party officials were organizing additional demonstrations in Ohio and Indiana, where an effort is underway to trim benefits for public workers.

The committee pushed for the Legislature to adopt Cuomo's budget as well as the new retirement tier for public workers.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A Republican - controlled legislative committee on Thursday approved the first Wisconsin state employee pay plan created under a new law that takes away nearly all collective bargaining rights for public workers, despite objections from those who will be covered by it.

There's also agreement on a new benefit tier for public workers, it will not include Cuomo's request that 401k style options be offered to new workers.

Democratic candidates for governor Kathleen Falk and Tom Barrett disagreed Wednesday on the best way to restore collective bargaining rights for public workers that were taken away under a law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker that motivated a drive to recall him from office.

SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A Republican - controlled legislative committee on Thursday approved the first Wisconsin state employee pay plan created under a new law that takes away nearly all collective bargaining rights for public workers, despite...

She says the business lobby gave high grades for the adoption of a property tax cap, a new pension tier for public workers, and two years of austere state budgets.

Just over a year after Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation to curb collective bargaining priviledges, as they are NOT «rights» for public workers — it would send the state right back to huge debts, higher taxes, more unemployment and layoffs, in other words... we'd become Illinois - north.

The IDC warned the convention could do «tremendous damage» from repealing constitutionally protected pensions for public workers and repealing prevailing wage laws that require even nonunion contractors with the state to pay union wages and benefits.

For starters, Mr. Paterson should kill a raft of bills that provide new benefits for public workers.

He says if the governor tries as hard to get campaign finance reform passed as he did to achieve legalization of same sex marriage and a new lowered benefit pension tier for public workers, then the bills can become law this year.

ALBANY, NY (02/13/2012)(readMedia)-- The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) today commended State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for his stand in favor of a secure pension fund for public workers.

The comptroller is the state's chief financial officer, who with a staff of about 2,500 audits state and local government spending and manages the roughly $ 130 billion retirement fund for public workers.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court may quickly block a lower court judge's ruling against Act 10, which limited collective bargaining for public workers.

She was at every meeting held in Chicago that tried to force through a form of «pension reform» that would effectively end defined benefit pensions for public workers and replace them with 401 (k) type plans privately invested.