Though Mr. Cuomo compelled a wage board in July to phase in a $ 15
wage for fast food workers statewide, he has thrown cold water on proposed minimum wage hikes in the past.
Not exact matches
Another Voice: Minimum -
wage plan
for fast -
food workers addresses a serious
statewide problem The Buffalo News Stephanie A. Miner August 12, 2015
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an increase in the minimum
wage on Sept. 10, the same day Acting State Labor Commissioner Mario Musolino signed an order designating a $ 15.00 per hour
statewide minimum
wage for fast -
food workers — the level recommended by a State Department of Labor
wage board over the summer, according to a press release from Cuomo's office.
New York now has 14 different minimum wages
for various sectors and regions — including a
statewide wage and different ones
for fast -
food workers and tipped employees.
The announcement comes on the same day that Acting State Labor Commissioner Mario Musolino signed an order designating the $ 15 per hour
statewide minimum
wage for fast food workers.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo — joined by Vice President Biden — is expected to push today
for a $ 15 - an - hour minimum
wage for all
workers statewide after the acting state labor commissioner gives final approval to a recommendation raising hourly pay
for fast food workers to that amount.
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.
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.