Sentences with phrase «wage hike for»

The minimum wage hike for them will be phased in over three years in New York City and over six years elsewhere in the state.

Auburn Citizen: Cuomo directs wage board to explore possible minimum wage hike for fast food workers

Today, there are just 29 Mark's locations — including in Auburn and much of the Rochester area — allowing the company to avoid the faster minimum wage hike for fast food eateries.

Hawkins faulted Cuomo for his continued foot dragging on providing a wage hike for food tip workers.

In the summer, and as Cuomo's feud with liberal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio erupted into public view, Cuomo convened a wage board at the Department of Labor to study a minimum wage hike for workers in the fast - food industry.

Former Giuliani administration deputy Randy Mastro provided some colorful commentary at today's hearing on a restaurateurs» challenge to the proposed minimum wage hike for fast food workers.

The state Labor Department is downplaying the likelihood that jobs might be lost as the result of a pending wage hike for fast food workers.

Cuomo touted the reforms done to explored workers laws, the measure he approved for pay card regulations as well as his support for airport workers and the wage hike for tipped workers.

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.

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

Randy Mastro argues against a minimum wage hike for fast food workers.

The concessions will pay for the wage hikes for the MTA, which means there will be no fare hikes and no need to take money out of the budget for capital projects.

Not exact matches

Or they could have no wage hike and play for a pool that was twice as big.

And if tomorrow's job report shows no signs of real wage growth (which is what economists predict it won't), the Fed's case for a rate hike will start to look more faith - based than empirically driven.

Related: Entrepreneurs Like Obama's Call for Tax Reform, Immigration Overhaul and Deficit Accord — Minimum - Wage Hike, Not So Much

In his job as an activist at the Center for Popular Democracy, Barkan led a successful effort to get Fed officials thinking more about low - income Americans as they conduct monetary policy, often arguing against interest rate hikes in the face of high underemployment and weak wage growth.

The bank has stressed it is looking for wage growth before rate hikes.

Ontario restaurants hiking menu prices after the province raised its minimum wage this year were likely responsible for pushing January food inflation to its highest annualized increase in nearly two years.

Premier Kathleen Wynne said Ford's promises to cut corporate taxes and halt a planned minimum wage hike set to take effect next year show he doesn't stand up for the average person, despite what he says.

From the agriculture industry and the oil sector, to franchises and marijuana retailers, the recurrent themes that pose hurdles for smaller players are too much regulation, minimum wage hikes and immigration reform.

When Seattle hiked its minimum wage to $ 15 an hour from the state's mandated $ 9.32, for instance, at least one small - business owner was pleased: Makini Howell, who owns the nine - year - old vegan restaurant chain Plum Restaurants.

Seattle mayor Ed Murray proposed a record - setting minimum wage hike of $ 15 — a move both waiters and restaurant owners are calling shortsighted for failing to credit tips.

The worst case scenario is likely wage growth higher than expected (0.3 percent or higher month over month, 2.9 percent to 3 percent annual), with upward revisions from February, and job growth much higher, all of which would increase the chances for a Fed rate hike.

The Reserve Bank of Australia said it saw signs of wage pressures in the economy, setting the stage for a rate hike later this year, says Paul Bloxham of HSBC.

Because, let's face it, the replacement of some jobs due to automation will happen for sure but this very large hike in the minimum wage wil only accelerated the process.

yields will hit the highs on close end of the day... equity markets setting up to be slammed tomorrow maybe but today they have run over weak shorts in the face of rates... the federal reserve see's this and again will wonder if they are behind on hikes, strong data, major expansion in credit, lack of wage growth rising bond yields and ballooning debt... rates will go much higher and equities will have revelations as to what that means for valuations

But for wage advocacy groups, including the National Employment Law Project, the hike is a small gesture.

Software and Services: Wage hikes leading to a rise in consumption spending would also be a positive for eCommerce earnings.

«Overall, a report showing strong job growth, a falling unemployment rate, and steady wage gains should be mildly hawkish for markets and supportive of continued but gradual Fed rate hikes, keeping a June hike well priced above 90 per cent,» TD said.

If the Fed were to continue hiking rates based on the current low rate of productivity growth for fear that inflation would accelerate, that would tend to keep productivity growth permanently depressed by preventing wage pressures from pushing businesses to investment in productivity boosting technologies.

Buffalo Wings, for instance, implemented price increases on alcohol in the third quarter to help offset hourly wage hikes and other rising costs such as health insurance in states such as California and New York.

They include value - added tax hikes, lower jobless benefits, wage cuts for state employees and billions of euros in savings from local government reforms.

Continuously hiking taxes to pay for years of budget mistakes is a recipe for poor economic performance, meaning fewer job opportunities and slower wage growth for working Illinoisans.

With support from the White House for a higher federal minimum wage, as well as two plans from congressional Democrats to hike the federal floor to $ 12 and $ 15 an hour by 2020, expect the wage debate to intensify in 2016 on the presidential campaign trail.

â $ œThe preaching goes on, interrupted with dutiful â $ ˜amens.â $ ™ It would be nice if someone would read this sad - eyed crowd the Sermon on the Mount, accompanied by a rousing commentary on income inequality and the need for a hike in the minimum wage.

Neither is the claim that they are ready to offer Arsene Wenger around # 50 million for our midfield maestro and obviously tempt him with a hefty wage hike and with the chance of great trophy success.

The 20 - year - old has reportedly stalled on signing a new contract at Anfield — with his current deal due to expire at the end of next season — as he holds out for a wage hike of # 150,000 a week.

The Welsh international is inside the final 18 months of his playing deal, and is believed to be in line for a wage hike, with the midfielder having become an integral part of our side in recent seasons.

Versus MU he was poor and gave little offensively or defensively — we need more from him and at a time when his contract comes up for negotiation Theo has to give reason for a wage hike.

DiNapoli said his office also has questions about the timing of the governor's plan to raise the hourly minimum wage of state workers $ 15 an hour in order to set an example for his push for a statewide hike to that level.

But that was a fight Cuomo won in Albany and DeFran — as he is known around the halls of the Capitol — eventually voted for a budget that included the wage hike.

Without the offset of the 18 percent wage hike included in the deal realized through health care savings negotiated by the administration with the UFT and Municipal Labor Council, which represents all city employees, this agreement «could increase future budget gaps to levels that would be more difficult for the city to deal with, especially during another downturn,» Moody's warned.

For business groups, the talk of making modifications and exceptions to the wage hike only proves their concern the increase could have a detrimental effect on jobs.

North of Westchester, the wage increases to $ 12.50 and then is subject to an economic analysis for future hikes.

SEIU officials say their push for a minimum wage hike is in line with their commitment to advancing the economic lot of workers.

The deal, which would affect approximately 54,000 Public Employees Federation members statewide, calls for three years of annual 2 percent wage hikes, compounded, and no increase in health care costs, according to news releases from the governor and the union.

The wage - hike event doubled as a victory lap for Cuomo and a campaign rally for Clinton ahead of New York's April 19 primary election.

And so they backed Cuomo, in exchange for promises to fight for Democratic control of the State Senate and push more progressive policies, including the minimum wage hike that Cuomo delivered.

And, as always during budget talks, there's potential for legislative horse trading: Senate Republicans want to remove the Cuomo administration's ability to raise the minimum wage for a specific industry, which it used to approve a major hike for fast - food workers last year.

Sources say one proposal on the table would be to hike the wage to $ 15 for New York City over three years.