Sentences with phrase «living wage bill»

He said it would be «the strongest living wage bill in the United States.»

NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who's under big pressure on the so - called living wage bill, questioned supporters carefully during a hearing yesterday, but still hasn't taken a position on the issue.

Press release from the Office of the Bronx Borough President — 2/8/14 Stuart Appelbaum, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Annabel Palma and Ritchie Torres Jointly Announce New Living Wage Bill Today Bronx, NY — The historic campaign for living wage jobs that grew -LSB-...]

The contentious living wage bill, which the Hudson Yards is exempt from, will likely not affect more than 500 workers total in its current form, the New York Times reported.

Diaz also claimed some credit for the pending living wage bill, challenged the mayor's education legacy and called for a Bronx Health Summit to address statistics that show the «Bronx is a leader in everything that is bad.»

But Diaz saved his strongest language to celebrate a compromise achieved last week over the so - called living wage bill.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced a new living wage bill that will not include tenants.

A new survey found a majority of New Yorkers would vote against a mayoral candidate who opposes paid sick leave and a living wage bill.

He mentioned the need for a living wage bill, which Quinn has yet to embrace, and he said «police - community relations were strained to a dangerous point in many of our neighborhoods» in a nod to the debate over stop - and - frisk, which he said «could happen to his own son.»

The RWDSU boasts of a 40,000 strong membership, but its real strength has been in its increasing advocacy of social justice matters over the last couple of years, most recently in its concerted push for a living wage bill in New York City.

As Azi Paybarah of Capital points out, today's Daily News covers all sides of the argument: Citing concerns of small businesses in her community, Councilwoman Inez Dickens of Harlem withdrew her support for the living wage bill in a column in the Daily News today.

Bloomberg vowed to fight the living wage bill in court, adding: «The last time we really had a big managed economy was the USSR, and that didn't work out so well.»

You are wrong when you say Diaz had nothing to do with the Living Wage bill.

The Living Wage Bill was introduced at Diaz's behest.

Councilmember Oliver Koppell told Gotham Gazette today he would consider triggering a rare council rule to bring his living wage bill to the floor should Council Speaker Christine Quinn choose to oppose it.

«That's higher than the living wage bill that my co-Council members are sponsoring.»

Last Wednesday, Quinn's team escalated the attack — rolling out a multi-pronged offensive targeting de Blasio's position on taxes and the council's living wage bill.

«When we were waging the fight to pass a living wage bill, Bill de Blasio didn't show up to a single rally, didn't testify once, didn't send a letter of support and our pleas for his support fell on deaf ears until the very last moment when he saw a poll that showed it had widespread support,» Appelbaum said in a statement.

De Blasio has challenged Quinn on the living wage bill, claiming the speaker stalled the bill's passage while also blunting the scope of the legislation.

There had previously been no agency designated by the mayor, in part because the last administration sued over the living wage bill.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn angrily stormed out of a major press conference Monday planned to celebrate the expected passage of a living wage bill — despite a promised veto by Mayor Michael Bloomberg — after someone dared to criticize Hizzoner by calling him a «pharaoh.»

«Let me be clear, I couldn't disagree with Mayor Bloomberg more, on the substance as it relates to the living wage bill,» she said.

The living wage bill, which passed later Monday afternoon 45 - to - 5, is expected to boost wages for about 600 workers — far fewer than earlier versions of the bill.

The New York Times reported that Quinn has added an exemption to the living wage bill, which would require commercial projects that get city funding to pay employees a «living wage» of at least $ 10 per hour with benefits, that doesn't require most of the Hudson Yards development to comply.

And the «living wage bill, which I think is ridiculous.»

Quinn moved to exempt Hudson Yards from the restrictions of a living wage bill requiring developers to pay construction workers at least $ 10 per hour, or $ 2.75 per hour above the minimum wage.

The next issue could be the so - called Living Wage bill, a measure that would require businesses that get a city subsidy to pay their workers, not just the minimum wage but a living wage of $ 10 to $ 11.50 an hour, depending upon benefits.

«I urge the Council Members to vote against the living wage bill, and to vote against overriding this veto on the prevailing wage bill.

The living wage bill would force developers receiving more than a $ 1 million in city subsidies to pay their workers at least $ 10 an hour, plus benefits, or $ 11.50 without — significantly more than the $ 7.25 minimum wage.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the front - runner to succeed Bloomberg and a usual ally, has recently brokered deals on two pieces of union - backed legislation: a prevailing wage bill that would apply to certain building workers in properties where the city leases a large percentage of space, and a living wage bill, which would force developers who receive big subsidies to pay their workers higher than minimum wage.