Sentences with phrase «passage of a minimum wage increase»

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

After the announcement, reporters asked the governor how he would accomplish passage of a minimum wage increase and bypass opposition in the Republican state Senate.

Not exact matches

Skelos in the past hasn't ruled out passing other measures as well, but with wide support for the minimum wage increase reflected in polls and the Assembly's passage of the bill today, the political pressure on the 32 - member conference has intensified.

Mr. Klein defends his record, adding that he tried a last - minute maneuver to try to pass the women's act and was central to the passage of an increase in the minimum wage, three on - time budgets and the SAFE Act, a 2013 gun - control bill.

Cuomo said even with a Republican Senate, he's achieved passage of marriage equality, an increase in the minimum wage, paid family leave and raising the age of incarceration in state prisons from age 16 to 18.

He won the passage of an increase in the state's minimum wage, which will phase in to $ 15 in the New York City area in the coming years.

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.

The legislative session delivered a one - two punch for Cuomo's legacy the passage of what was billed as an increase of the minimum wage to $ 15 and what is still hailed as the strongest paid family leave bill in the nation.

Cuomo says even with a Republican Senate, he's achieved passage of marriage equality, an increase in the minimum wage, to Paid Family Leave, and raising the age of incarceration in state prisons from age 16 to 18.

But Target actually announced three months before passage of the bill that the company would increase the minimum wage for its employees.

The panel was formed earlier this year after the passage of the 2016 - 16 state budget included an increase in the state's minimum wage in some parts to $ 15, a move that was opposed by business - backed organizations.

After winning a second term, Cuomo banned fracking in the state and won the passage of bill that would eventually increase the state's minimum wage to $ 15 in the New York City area.

«Instead of a taxpayer - funded rally to call for a minimum wage increase when one is already being phased - in, the Governor should concentrate more on winning passage of initiatives that will create new jobs in Syracuse and Central New York and help revitalize our struggling economy,» Dadey said.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, says real change will happen only if Cuomo himself makes a strong push, as the governor did when he successfully won passage of an increased minimum wage and partial paid family leave in the new budget.

The House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs will hold a committee hearing on S40, a bill relating to increasing the minimum wage, on Thursday, April 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Passage of S40 would lead to a $ 15 minimum wage by 2024.

It also allows Cuomo to tout his record on progressive measures like the passage of same - sex marriage and a minimum wage increase and stricter gun controls without disparaging Republicans in the State Senate who voted with him, and whose influence in the chamber Cuomo is in no rush to upend.