Sentences with phrase «raise wage»

The approach is more like what can I do to ultimately raise wage to compensate for work.

Democrats are pushing to raise the wage, but Republicans say higher pay would hurt job creation.

In contrast, real immigration reform, Hira said, should «significantly raise wage floors» depressed by the presence of low - paid workers on temporary visas and «ensure that Americans have a first and genuine opportunity for these jobs» — two goals apparently absent from Warner's stated preferences.

But after a near mutiny by upstate Republican senators, Cuomo and the Legislature agreed to raise the wage upstate to just $ 12.50 an hour over five years with future increases designed to get to $ 15 an hour tied to a formula that will be set by the governor's Division of Budget, in consultation with the state Department of Labor.

Woerner said any discussion to raise the wage should be comprehensive in scope.

Raise wage over the next 3 years to $ 12.60, and $ 15 in places where cost of living is higher - NYC, and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties -(goal: 12/31/18).

Mr. Cuomo unveiled a plan in January to raise the wage to $ 10.50 statewide and $ 11.50 in New York City, but his efforts did not succeed in this session.

The governor has already acted unilaterally to raise the wage for fast food workers.

He also wants to raise the wage rate to $ 11.50 an hour for New York City workers.

Earlier this month, Cuomo's administration approved a plan to gradually raise the wage to $ 15 — but only for workers at large fast - food chain restaurants.

But the business community is not thrilled with Cuomo's support for a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate or a pledge to enact a host of liberal legislation next year, including a faster phase - in of the state's minimum wage as well as a promise to allow local governments to raise the wage on their own within a state - based formula.

«Now we say we want to raise the wage of the worker who can't get by, and they say we're interfering in the marketplace.»

It was a good week for supporters of raising the minimum wage, as a state appeals board upheld Governor Cuomo's planned increase to a $ 15 per hour minimum wage for fast food workers, disputing arguments that certain factors weren't adequately analyzed before making the decision to raise the wage.

, at a rally for a $ 15 minimum wage on Thursday, and released, «Taking Care of our Caretakers,» a report laying out the IDC's proposal to raise the wage for home health aides, direct care workers and personal care aides.

As «Taking Care of Our Caretakers» shows, raising home and healthcare worker wages to $ 15 per hour will do more than just raise the wage — it will raise up New York's economy, save the state and local municipalities $ 330 million in public assistance funding, and halt the high turnover of workers in this critically important field.

Hawkins: Minimum Wage Board should Support $ 15 an hour, end tip deduction, take action on wage theft Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, called today for the newly appointed minimum wage board to raise the wage to at least $ 15 an hour.

Some Syracuse Common Council members have voiced their support for Mayor Stephanie Miner's decision to raise the wage for all full - time city workers to $ 15 per hour.

DeFrancisco said he had little doubt that Cuomo was acting unilaterally to hike the wage and knocked the push to raise the wage — currently $ 8.75 — for one sector.

Last year, both men testified before the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's board in favor of a proposal to raise the wage of airport workers to $ 15 an hour.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D - Manhattan, had pushed a bill that raise the wage to $ 8.50 in New York and tie future increases to the rate of inflation.

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.

I am heartened by his rousing endorsement to raise the wage and tie it to the cost of living.

Last week, Mayor Stephanie Miner announced she will raise the wage for all full - time city workers to $ 15 per hour.

So you raise the wage, and it will be an economic stimulus because three billion dollars is a significant amount in the state economy.»

That made for an interesting shift in narratives when it was the governor daring the mayor, who has been closer to the progressive movement, to raise the wage this week.

Citizen Action of New York Executive Director Karen Scharff called Cuomo's proposal «a missed opportunity to raise the wage to what New Yorkers really need,» which she said is $ 15.

The battle to raise the wage in New York continues.

Buffalo and Rochester are moving to raise the minimum wage of municipal employees to $ 15 an hour as part of Governor Andrew Cuomo's push to raise the wage floor for all workers.

The Democratic - led Assembly's one - house budget resolution supports a plan that would raise the wage to $ 15 by 2018 in New York City and the surrounding suburban counties.

It's a measure that has been opposed by doctors» groups, but comes after Cuomo publicly pledged to support a host of more high - profile measures including a minimum wage hike to $ 10.10 and allowing local governments to raise the wage on their own through a state - based formula.

Cuomo has taken left turns along the way, supporting a Democratic takeover of the state Senate and a faster increase of the state's minimum wage, plus allowing local governments to raise the wage on their own.

But O'Mara, who opposes a $ 15 minimum wage, said he was miffed that Cuomo has suggested imposing wage boards to raise the wage for certain sectors if the Legislature doesn't agree to his plan.

«No one who works full - time should be condemned to a life of poverty and that's why New York took action to raise the wage and provide the opportunity of a decent life to millions of hardworking New Yorkers,» Cuomo said in a statement.

The #FightFor15 claims a victory!Want to raise the wage nation - wide?

On the other side if Sanchez has agreed on signing an extension for 250, 300 or whatever it is... then Arsene will try to keep this hidden as long as possible so new players won't raise their wage demands as well.

How much will that raise wage costs?

And, in a rational world, it could command bipartisan support and would modestly raise wage income as well as the overall size of the economy.

Businesses say they like right - to - work laws because they make it more difficult for unions to organize workers and raise wage and benefit costs.

It's unclear where the next middle class will come from, but until we figure that out, it should be clear why people are raising the roof about raising the wage floor.

Raising the wage floor makes good economic sense.

Four days into the job, his boss raised his wage from $ 9.25 an hour to $ 13 an hour.

Administration sources said that raising the wage via executive order was looked into, but ultimately it was decided the only route was to go by legislation.

Polls show broad support for increasing the state's minimum wage and while Gov. Andrew Cuomo hasn't taken a position on Silver's proposal, he's said he agrees in theory raising the wage wouldn't be the «job - killer» that Skelos has warned about.

Though the business community has disagreed with Cuomo over the minimum wage bill and his recent executive actions raising the wage for fast food workers, Briccetti says she understand the governor has political considerations with the left of his party.

Most of the councilmembers who spoke also thanked the mayor for raising the wage for city workers.

«Policies raising the wage floor increase the take - home pay of affected workers without hurting employment levels overall,» the economists wrote in a letter posted to the left - leaning Fiscal Policy Institute's website.

Cuomo said raising the wage in New York would lead to a national push for higher salaries for low - income workers.

During his speech on Wednesday, Cuomo said raising the wage would restore «dignity» to work and reduce income inequality.

«Beyond any supplement — insurance supplement or vacation supplement — just raising the wage, so that's probably the simplest cleanest way to do it.»

Following that, the state Acting Labor Commissioner Mario Muslino has 45 days to sign the order that raises the wage.