Sentences with phrase «like wage freezes»

Former Gov. David Paterson tried that, too, seeking concessions like wage freezes and furloughs, only to be met with lawsuits.

Not exact matches

Getting a three year wage freeze while having your health costs doubled (at least) doesn't really sound like a good deal to me.

As I wrote in my DN column this morning, the teachers and the public employee unions aren't sold on Cuomo — largely due to proposals that are unpopular with the leadership like spending and property tax caps, wage freezes and support for charter schools.

Of course, the problem is even where teachers have agreed to a wage freeze you have increasing costs — without additional state aid — those extra dollars will have to come from the local property tax which is much more unfair for the middle class than raising money through the income tax (assuming you don't let the millionaires off the hook like the Governor did).