Sentences with phrase «minimum wage rally»

Shantel Walker, 33, a worker at Papa John's for the last 10 years, speaks at the minimum wage rally in Manhattan outside the New York State Department of Labor.

The Cardinal gave the blessing at the governor's minimum wage rally held at the State Capitol.

Speaking after a minimum wage rally in Albany, Cuomo says he will continue to press lawmakers to pass ethics reform before the session ends in June.

«I don't think... anyone in good faith could leave Albany until we get things done, like at least the pension forfeiture bill which we agreed to last year — which still hasn't been passed — the LLC loophole, which is just an obvious anomaly that could be passed easily, in my opinion, which would at least reflect the sense of the people that this has been a wholly unprecedented year in terms of investigations of legislators,» the governor said after speaking at a minimum wage rally outside the Capitol.

In this Tuesday, March 15, 2016 photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo leaves a minimum wage rally at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, N.Y.

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Earlier in the day, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared alongside Cuomo to rally for the passage of a minimum wage increase.

Workers in restaurants, nail salons and car washes rallied to kick off a campaign to push for one single minimum wage, instead of the $ 7.50 to $ 8.65 tipped workers currently take home, which is below the state's minimum wage of $ 10.40 to $ 13, depending on the area of the state.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a rally to raise the minimum wage on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo / Mike Groll)

Clinton joined Gov. Cuomo on Monday at a celebratory rally at the Javits Center as he signed a minimum - wage hike to $ 15 an hour in much of the state.

Miner spokesman Alexander Marion said the mayor has been an advocate in the minimum wage fight since the beginning, publishing an op - ed in the Buffalo News last August and speaking at a rally in February at the People's AME Zion Church.

Cuomo gathered together the same union coalition who have joined him to back the $ 15 an hour minimum wage effort in the campaign - style rally for his newest cause.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, at a union rally in New York City's Union Square to raise the minimum wage, called out fast food chains McDonalds and Burger King by name.

Cuomo had called Dolan on Monday and asked the cardinal to provide an opening prayer at Cuomo's rally to drum up support for raising the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, which Cuomo and Dolan support.

Servers and other tipped workers from around New York state will rally at SUNY - ESF on Monday to protest the end of the minimum wage tip credit in the restaurant industry.

«Every working man and woman in the state of New York deserves $ 15 an hour as a minimum wage,» Cuomo shouted at rally last fall.

New York Governor Cuomo, at a large union rally to raise the minimum wage in New York City's Union Square, called out fast food chains McDonald's and Burger King by name Thursday and accused them of «corporate greed» for underpaying workers.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo greets crowd of union workers after speech on raising the minimum wage at a rally outside the State Capitol on Tuesday.

Prior to holding a rally at the Cohoes high school, Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held an event in New York City with Governor Cuomo and top state Democratic lawmakers, to celebrate the state's passage of an increase to the state's minimum wage.

On Monday, he held a rally to raise the minimum wage for all New York workers to $ 15 an hour.

Governor Andrew Cuomo held a rally at the Manhattan headquarters of the Hotel and Motel Trades Council Thursday urging a «Wage Board», which he appointed, to increase the minimum wage for fast food workWage Board», which he appointed, to increase the minimum wage for fast food workwage for fast food workers.

During a rally today aimed at raising the minimum wage for fast food workers Governor Cuomo declared that «I don't use those words «income inequality.»»

Earlier this year Cuomo organized a series of statewide rallies, and a bus tour to promote raising the minimum wage and partial paid family leave.

Today Cuomo led an emotional pep rally — complete with a rare invocation of Mario Cuomo's famous 1984 «tale of two cities» convention speech and a special guest, Vice-President Joe Biden — calling for New York's minimum wage to nearly double, to $ 15 an hour, across the entire state.

Hillary Clinton was the star speaker at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's «Fight for $ 15» minimum - wage victory rally Monday at the Javits Center.

Despite the governor's focus on the rallies, it's not certain whether the minimum wage increase will be a part of the state budget.

Cuomo was in Rochester and Syracuse on Wednesday, attending rallies for a minimum wage increase.

The rally, held at the offices of healthcare - worker union 1199SEIU, came on the heels of a minimum wage boost to $ 9, which took effect on December 31 across the state.

At a raucous rally at the Capitol on Tuesday, Governor Cuomo announced he would back the pay boost, which aligns direct care workers with a faster increase in the state's minimum wage, initially approved in 2015.

Invoking the legacy of his father, who passed away a year ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo continued the push for a statewide minimum wage of $ 15 per hour, announcing a gradual pay increase for state university workers at a packed Midtown rally on Mon., Jan. 4th.

The union's targeting of Miner - who spoke at a Fight for $ 15 rally in February at a Syracuse church - shows the no - holds - barred fight going on over the proposed minimum wage hike as the state's top political leaders are negotiating whether it will be included in the state budget.

New York City fast food workers, union leaders and City Council members rallied in front of a federal Labor Department office this morning to demand President - elect Donald Trump drop his nominee to head the agency — minimum wage critic and Hardees / Carl's Jr. chain CEO Andrew Puzder.

At 2 p.m., Sens. Jeff Klein and Diane Savino, 1199 SEIU President George Gresham, and 1199 home and healthcare workers rally for a $ 15 minimum wage for home health aides, direct care workers and personal care aides, 310 W. 43rd St., auditorium, Manhattan.

He held another gaggle on Thursday with Albany reporters after rallying for the minimum wage at the Albany Labor Temple.

New York City fast food workers, union leaders and Council members rallied in front of a federal Labor Department office to demand that Trump drop his nominee to head the agency — minimum wage critic and Hardees / Carl's Jr. chain CEO Andrew Puzder.

Clinton joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a victory rally celebrating the $ 15 minimum wage deal in the state budget, even though she does not support a $ 15 minimum wage at the federal level.

Cuomo and some of the state's most powerful unions will kick off the new year with a massive rally today to push for a $ 15 - an - hour statewide minimum wage.

And on Monday at the rally, Cuomo confirmed workers in the SUNY system would receive a $ 15 minimum wage as well.

At the rally, the governor will announce an executive action to raise the minimum wage for state university workers to $ 15.

At a rally for increasing the state's minimum wage to $ 15, Cuomo said the boost was about «dignity and justice.»

He'll be in NYC today for a major rally with labor unions to drum up support for his $ 15 statewide minimum wage proposal.

Cuomo took questions from reporters following a rally for increasing the state's minimum wage to $ 15 with labor leaders, but all of the questions focused on homelessness.

Cuomo, at a union rally in New York City, announced he will raise the minimum wage for state workers to $ 15 an hour by 2018 in New York City and 2021 in the rest of the state.

ALBANY — The labor - backed coalition assisting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to raise the state's minimum wage has spent $ 1.72 million this year on advertisements, tele - town halls, rallies and an RV tour that featured state commissioners and the governor himself.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined Vice President Joseph Biden Thursday at a rally in New York City to push for a higher minimum wage across the state.

Governor Cuomo, at a large union rally in NYC's Union Square to raise the minimum wage, called out fast food chains McDonalds and Burger King by name and accused them of «corporate greed» for under paying workers.

At a rally in Manhattan, the Democratic governor shared the stage with national labor leaders after a state wage board recommended raising the minimum wage for fast - food workers to $ 15 and hour, delivering a key victory in a national push by unions — led by Service Employees International Union — to improve the lot of (and unionize) employees at McDonald's, Burger King and other chains.

Blair Horner, of the New York Public Interest Research Group, said Cuomo's ethics plan has some good elements, but will only be successful if he tries to rally public support like he did when successfully pushing for a $ 15 minimum wage.

Religious leaders rallied at the State Capitol to push for an increase in the state's minimum wage.

Advocates were at the state capitol Tuesday, once again rallying for a higher minimum wage.

Teachout had just come from a rally with fast - food workers, where she endorsed their call for a $ 15 minimum wage.