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During a rally today aimed at raising the minimum wage for fast food workers Governor Cuomo declared that «I don't use those words «income inequality.»»

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Flanagan's main concern wasn't necessarily the issue itself of transgender rights, but Cuomo's use of executive authority, which previously rankled Republicans when the governor administratively increased the state's minimum wage for fast - food workers to $ 15.

This year, the Governor took the recommendation from the state wage board he created to establish a $ 15 minimum wage for fast food workers.

Last month, a wage board appointed by Governor Cuomo suggested a minimum wage hike for fast food workers to $ 15 an hour.

The governor proposed having the minimum wage for all Upstate workers to hit $ 15 an hour at the same time as the fast food workers reached that rate.

I also asked Heastie if he's concerned about the governor's increased reliance of late on his executive powers to circumvent the Legislature on key policy issues like a minimum wage increase for the state's fast food workers and creation of a special prosecutor to handle cases in which unarmed civilians die at the hands of law enforcement officers.

Governor Cuomo has acted alone this year on several different issues, including a minimum wage hike for fast food workers and legal protections for transgender New Yorkers.

New York Governor Cuomo, at a large union rally to raise the minimum wage in New York City's Union Square, called out fast food chains McDonald's and Burger King by name Thursday and accused them of «corporate greed» for underpaying workers.

But more than six months before lawmakers acted, Governor Cuomo convened a wage board that enacted a different schedule for fast food workers.

The fourth and final hearing was held by a board specially appointed Governor Andrew Cuomo to consider raising the minimum wage for fast food workers in New York.

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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.

That did not stop advocates from protesting at the Dunkin' Donuts at the state Capitol, saying the governor's recently phased in wage increase for fast food workers is too slow.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo is convening a wage board to examine raising wages for workers in the fast food industry, he wrote in a lengthy op - ed to be published in the New York Times on Thursday.

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.

Next Wednesday, the New York wage board, convened by Governor Andrew Cuomo, is expected to make its recommendation for raising the state - wide minimum wage for fast food workers to $ 15.

Governor Cuomo, at a large union rally in NYC's Union Square to raise the minimum wage, called out fast food chains McDonalds and Burger King by name and accused them of «corporate greed» for under paying workers.

That did not stop advocates from protesting at the Dunkin Donuts at the state Capitol, saying the governor's recent phased in wage increase for fast food workers is too slow.

At a rally in Manhattan, the Democratic governor shared the stage with national labor leaders after a state wage board recommended raising the minimum wage for fast - food workers to $ 15 and hour, delivering a key victory in a national push by unions — led by Service Employees International Union — to improve the lot of (and unionize) employees at McDonald's, Burger King and other chains.

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.

«Had we not come to a compromise and taken appropriate action, the governor would have gone out and done this on his own,» Flanagan said, referring to Cuomo's tactics to increase the wage for fast - food workers in 2015.

The governor, after unsuccessfully trying to raise the minimum wage further through the legislature, appointed a wage board, which voted in July to increase the minimum wage for fast food worker to $ 15 an hour over the next several years.

The governor is also pressing the State Senate to agree to pass a law to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour for workers not covered by his executive action that apply to fast food workers and state workers.

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

ALBANY — A senior adviser to Governor Andrew Cuomo said the governor stands in «strong solidarity» with labor unions and progressive groups seeking a $ 15 minimum wage for fast food workers, but stopped short of saying Cuomo would support that particular hourGovernor Andrew Cuomo said the governor stands in «strong solidarity» with labor unions and progressive groups seeking a $ 15 minimum wage for fast food workers, but stopped short of saying Cuomo would support that particular hourgovernor stands in «strong solidarity» with labor unions and progressive groups seeking a $ 15 minimum wage for fast food workers, but stopped short of saying Cuomo would support that particular hourly rate.

Workers in the fast food industry, tipped positions, and all other industries will get a higher wage starting today as Governor Cuomo continues to push for a $ 15 statewide minimum wage.

The governor convened a wage board that eventually led the state's Department of Labor to increase the minimum hourly rate for fast food workers, arguing that the industry should be singled out because many of its employees also receive public assistance.

Since then, the governor has acted administratively to phase in the wage increase for fast food and state workers, and is pressing for a bill to enact a $ 15 minimum wage statewide.

«It should be no surprise to New Yorkers that Gov. Cuomo intends to effectively amend the Human Rights Law without consulting the State Legislature; not long ago, the Governor overstepped the bounds of his executive authority in regard to the minimum wage to be paid to fast - food workers,» said Rev. Jason McGuire, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms.

The numbers have remained mired despite over all popularity for two of the governor's signature programs, gun control, known as the SAFE Act, and raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $ 15 an hour.

The governor also shared the stage with Stringer at a rally to celebrate a state board's decision to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers — something de Blasio called for before Cuomo, but alas, was unable celebrate because of his Italy trip.

A special panel created by Governor Andrew Cuomo voted Wednesday to raise the minimum wage for fast - food workers in the state to $ 15 by 2021.

Governor Cuomo's labor commissioner is likely in the next few days to finalize a phased in hike in the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour for fast food workers.

In May, Governor Andrew Cuomo requested the Wage Board consider hiking pay for fast - food workers.