Sentences with phrase «question of minimum wage increases»

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Cuomo sidestepped questions, also, on whether he backed a version of Silver's effort to pass a minimum wage increase.

Senate Republicans have not ruled out a minimum wage increase to $ 15, up from the current $ 9, but have raised questions about the impact of the hike on businesses.

Sen. Chuck Schumer yesterday said at an unrelated news conference that the state Senate had blocked the minimum wage increase measure, disagreeing with the premise of my question that Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn't exert much effort to get the measure through the Legislature (Schumer is the sponsor of a federal measure to raise the national minimum wage).

But Potrikus says it's not a matter anymore of «if» the minimum wage will be increased in New York, it's now a question of «when» the increasingly popular idea will be adopted.

Activist Mark Dunlea works with the Campaign For A Real Minimum Wage Increase: «We do agree his [Cuomo's] idea of trying to do it just for fast - food workers but particularly only for fast - food workers for certain large companies, 30 franchises, does raise some legal questions about his strategy.»

One of the crucial early questions surrounding Ms. Nixon is whether Democratic voters have any interest in elevating a celebrity while Donald Trump is serving as president, let alone doing so at the expense of Mr. Cuomo, whose liberal accomplishments as governor include legalizing same - sex marriage, increasing the minimum wage and establishing paid - family leave.

Cuomo, along with George Gresham — the president of 1199 SEIU — took about half a dozen questions from participants, who asked how the governor reached the $ 15 figure, why was he able to raise the wage for fast food workers, and why the state is pushing to increase the minimum wage and not the federal government.

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.

There's also the question of how a nine year phase in of the minimum wage would mesh with an already scheduled minimum wage increase for fast food workers.

Ms. James had initially refused to answer questions about whether she thought the mayor's call to police following the arrest of Bishop Orlando Findlayter was appropriate after she ducked out of a press conference on increasing the minimum wage on the steps of City Hall.

Last year, the twin convictions of Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver brought questions of legislative pay to the fore, distracting from the governor's preferred push for a minimum wage increase.

He did answer a question about the lack of a minimum - wage increase in the budget: «My position is with the minimum wage let's look at the economic impact, is it really going to create jobs?»

When questioned about specific votes, such as those against the minimum wage increase and paid family leave, and against early voting, she chalked them up to the «inside baseball» of legislating, and provided somewhat vague answers.

The submission contains detailed responses to questions from the Commission including, «What is a reasonable timeframe or schedule of increases in the minimum wage to reach $ 15 - an - hour?»