Sentences with phrase «state workers»

Later, he announced he would move to increase the wage for state workers who fall under the executive branch to $ 15.

Not even legislators who had a heavy portion of state workers in their districts.

The proposal was met with condemnation from state worker union leaders, who called it a «cheap shot» and said it offers a «false choice».

What about the female state workers who get paid less than the male staff.

He also says it violates the collective bargaining agreement with state workers.

If you are a railroad employee, you are not entitled to state worker compensation benefits or coverage.

Thousands of state workers don't have to be fired but I bet their unions will throw them under the bus to save the senior members.

Public worker unions are beginning to launch a series of television ads opposing the new, less generous pension tier for future state workers.

How does it make sense to have a minimum wage for one class of workers when state workers — there's many that don't make $ 15 an hour.

State workers earning more than $ 100,000 a year grew by nearly 10 percent last year, state records show.

For the average full - career state worker, traditional defined benefit plans are working quite well.

Raise the wages of state workers making federal minimum wage because they aren't included under state minimum wage law.

Average state worker salaries: highest in the nation.

But in order to find $ 450 million in state worker concessions — either through benefit reductions or layoffs — the process would not include the commission.

Current state workers and teachers will also have the option to join the new plans.

And why should state workers vote out the union?

In some cases, claims must be very specific when involving state workers and require the knowledge of an experienced attorney.

Opening up state data will also help state workers do their jobs better.

Both list state workers and the environment as top issues.

Meanwhile, state workers still making $ 12 an hour in many jobs.

And he says drug tests could not be performed on existing state workers.

Many dedicated state workers were displaced or lost jobs as a result of this action.

So that's fine to have an e-reader with all sorts of features for those rich State workers or doctors.

State worker unions complained about the closure of 400 mental health beds.

He has instead proposed a cap on state spending and a salary freeze for state workers.

Raise the wages of state workers making federal minimum wage because they aren't included under state minimum wage by law.

State workers who leave after 10 years pay 16 percent of their health care premiums in retirement (more for family coverage).

And the governor says he will ask the legislature to agree to lower pension benefits for future state workers.

And the notion that state workers earn less so they need better benefits is a crock as is the notion that randomly increasing wages by 67 % will actually help.

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Battles over state worker furloughs and threats of a government shutdown.

Cuomo's plan is opposed by state worker unions, who says it will erode retirement security for future employees.

PEF president Ken Brynien, left, and CSEA president Danny Donohue, right, speak during a news conference about state worker layoffs on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at PEF Headquarters in Latham, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

CSEA is New York's largest state workers union with about 60,000 mostly blue collar workers, has been without a contract since their last agreement expired at the end of March 2016.

Gov. David Paterson says he's not worried about a likely lawsuit from state worker unions over his furlough plan.

NYS Assembly Member Sean Ryan will be speaking to retired state workers at the Adam's Mark Hotel, Buffalo, NY.

But, let's just hypothetically theorize that there are hundreds of people presenting themselves as state workers who are not.

A new audit by the state comptroller finds that out of a sample of state workers at New York agencies and authorities, more than one fifth were double dipping, being paid for two jobs while only doing one.

An angry Governor Paterson, still fuming after a judge blocked him from furloughing state workers in an attempt to save the state's budget, put a risky (if jesting) offer on the table.

but its about what I expect from a highly paid state worker trying to justify their existence.

They must secure teacher wage freezes - akin to those imposed on federal workers by President Obama, on state workers by Gov. Cuomo and on city workers by Mayor Bloomberg.

The raises come as the administration heads toward contract negotiations with the Public Employees Federation, a union of 54,000 white - collar state workers whose current agreement expires on April 1.

This labor equivalent of «Game of Thrones» — albeit with less blood — stands in contrast to the other major state workers union, the Civil Service Employees Association, which represents blue - collar workers.

Republicans in Ohio offered a small concession on Wednesday, saying they would support allowing unionized state workers to collectively bargain on wages — but not for benefits, sick time, vacation or other conditions.

Salaries, health care and pension benefits for state workers represent one of the largest and fastest - growing areas of spending, accounting for about one - fifth of all state dollars.

(Some states put teachers into pension plans with other state workers, college and university employees, or other public employees.

PEF president Ken Brynien, left, and CSEA president Danny Donohue, right, speak during a news conference about state worker layoffs on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at PEF Headquarters in Latham, N.Y. (Cindy

Contracts for most state workers expired March 31, which triggered automatic step increases under the provisions of the Triborough Amendment to the Taylor Law.