Sentences with phrase «support wage freezes»
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Kenneth Brynien, the president of the Public Employees Federation, said his group would support wage freezes for state employees provided that they are implemented «across the board.»
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Specifically, they oppose education cuts (76 - 22) and Medicaid cuts (64 - 32), but support reductions for state workers — from pension reform to wage freezes and furloughs — and are split on layoffs.
PEF President Ken Brynien offered conditional support for Cuomo's proposed wage freeze for public employees.
Levy went on to note that a number of the cost - saving measures Paterson says he supports, including the property tax cap and wage freeze for state employees (or, alternatively, layoffs), were not included in the governor's proposed budget.
As I wrote in my DN column this morning, the teachers and the public employee unions aren't sold on Cuomo — largely due to proposals that are unpopular with the leadership like spending and property tax caps, wage freezes and support for charter schools.
The president of one of the state's most influential labor unions offered conditional support to the notion of wage freezes on Thursday, an idea supported by Andrew Cuomo, the front - runner in New York's upcoming gubernatorial race.
Most also oppose layoffs for city workers, although those polled supported both furloughs and wage freezes.