Sentences with phrase «for state workers»

Among his actions: an executive order setting a $ 15 hourly minimum wage for state workers.

He has instead proposed a cap on state spending and a salary freeze for state workers.

He will also have to negotiate less - generous pension plans for state workers.

Later, he announced he would move to increase the wage for state workers who fall under the executive branch to $ 15.

He then went even further by calling for an end to teacher tenure and raising the retirement age for state workers.

What both states have in common are defiant responses to legislative measures that would limit collective bargaining rights for state workers.

The governor offered labor unions a carrot as well: an early - retirement package for some state workers.

Direct salaries totaled $ 3.6 billion or almost 59 percent of the $ 5.2 billion in annual compensation costs for state workers, according to the latest report by the state controller's office.

That conversation resulted in a legislative proposal for a pilot project that would fund treadmill desks for some state workers and study the effects on health and productivity.

The governor also issued executive orders to raise the minimum wage for state workers.

Seven members of the Long Island Senate delegation last week wrote to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top advisor urging the administration to take up pay raises for state workers in their area designated management confidential.

When pressed on whether or not the mandate relief team should specifically call for changes to the Triborough Amendment, which guarantees raises for some state workers at previous levels after their contract runs out, Duffy didn't dismiss the idea.

It's an obscure clause that was overshadowed by the contract's three - year wage freeze, trimmed health benefits and first - ever furloughs for state workers - provisions that will save the state hundreds of millions of dollars while avoiding thousands of layoffs.

While it won't do anything to close the current gap, Cuomo says he intends to once again pursue a new benefit tier for state workers that offers lower benefits, and possibly, for the first time, the option of 401k retirement accounts.

Salaries, health care and pension benefits for state workers represent one of the largest and fastest - growing areas of spending, accounting for about one - fifth of all state dollars.

Gov. Brown put the spotlight on the need to more quickly pay pension debt with a $ 6 billion extra payment to CalPERS last year for state workers.

Specifically, they oppose education cuts (76 - 22) and Medicaid cuts (64 - 32), but support reductions for state workers — from pension reform to wage freezes and furloughs — and are split on layoffs.

Paterson estimated the total salary loss for state workers would be more in the neighborhood of 3 percent.

Governor Cuomo's budget director, testifying before a legislative hearing, faced tough questions from lawmakers on the governor's new proposed defined benefit pension system for state workers.

But the state implemented the policy as part of a move to Microsoft's Office 365 email system, which offers 50 gigabytes of space per email user — enough to store hundreds of thousands or even millions of emails for each state worker.

That's nice for the state worker but nobody in the private sector is getting raises, let alone raises above the CPI.

«We'll make sure the State Police are on patrol; we're not going to have anarchy in the state, but certainly we will have run out of money and there would be no reason for state workers to come to work because we can't pay them,» the governor said.

Cuomo has already begun a piecemeal attempt to increase the minimum wage through executive actions to phase in an increase for state workers and fast food workers to $ 15 an hour over the next several years.

Today's Q poll offers some solace for state workers who are being targeted by Gov. David Paterson and Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo in the face of a looming $ 10 billion budget deficit.

But as Rob Astorino, his Republican opponent, makes a play for state workers and teachers, there's some push back from the Cuomo camp.

First was Civil Service Employees Association President Danny Donohue — who called the governor earlier this year a «moron» and a «monkey» — knocking Astorino's kind words for state workers the other day on the radio.

Pension reform was unnecessary for State workers.

Burman, a Syracuse economist, is the former district administrator for the state Workers» Compensation Board.

On Dec. 2, the Governor's Office of Employee Relations, which oversees labor agreements for state workers and keeps personnel records, denied a request by the Times Union to obtain records of Kaloyeros» job status at SUNY Poly and whether or not he has filed a grievance against SUNY.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A legislative committee has approved new contracts for state workers, clearing the way for the full Assembly and Senate to vote on them.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will seek a one - year salary freeze for state workers as part of an emergency financial plan he will lay out in his State of the State address on Wednesday, senior administration officials said.

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Just a few hours ago, near Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed doing the same for all state workers, the first governor to do so.

(CNN)-- An exasperated Illinois governor Wednesday suspended pay for state legislators until they pass employee pension reform for state workers.

On the issue of minimum wage, Cuomo's tone has changed since August, when he said he couldn't raise the wage for state workers because he'd need legislative approval.

And, he added, raising it just for state workers, while non-state workers continued to languish at poverty - level wages, would just be unfair, Cuomo argued.

ALBANY — The cities of Rochester and Buffalo announced Wednesday that they would raise the minimum wage for government workers to $ 15 an hour by 2021, matching Gov. Andrew Cuomo's move for state workers and fitting into an overall push by the Democratic governor to win legislative approval of an across - the - board hike.

HARTFORD — Republican lawmakers on Thursday laid out a vision for closing a $ 350 million budget gap that includes an early retirement incentive for state workers.

Burman, an economist and former district administrator in Syracuse for the state Workers» Compensation Board, is the only one to firmly declare her candidacy.

Meanwhile, numbers were released this week showing that the retirement account for state workers continues to improve, said DiNapoli, the state's top number cruncher.

New York has prohibited inquiries about past salary during the hiring process for state workers and the legislature is considering a law that would extend that ban to all private employers.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse last week to protest Senate Bill 5, which would have banned collective bargaining for state workers.

During his gubernatorial campaign, Andrew Cuomo pledged to institute a salary freeze for all state workers in 2011.

Even though the state's Senate and Assembly majorities strongly oppose them, one - day furloughs for state workers have been approved by New York's legislature for the first time in the state's history, according to officials.

ALBANY, NY (11/10/2015)(readMedia)-- The Public Employees Federation commends Governor Cuomo for acting to increase the minimum wage for state workers in New York.

He also touted money for beach renourishment projects and pay raises for state workers, both of which were personal priorities during the 2017 Legislative Session.

Cuomo is corrupt, his oronies in ever state office have made it so unpleasant for workers, there is no 5 - 10 year plan for state workers who are leaving as quickly as possible not to have to deal with King Cuomo and his thugs.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is using his executive authority to boost the minimum wage for state workers.

In his first two years as governor, Cuomo proposed and won a 2 percent limit on property tax increases and a new, less generous pension tier for state workers.