Sentences with phrase «wage mandate»

Higher wages sparked by a tight labor market and higher minimum wage mandates in several states.

The study found certain development projects would no longer be «financially feasible» if the city adopted a living wage mandate.

Higher wages sparked by a tight labour market and higher minimum wage mandates in several states.

The developer on the project would not agree to a living wage mandate — defined as $ 10 an hour with benefits — which is largely credited with killing the project.

If you truly support the Upstate economy, then you can't support this unprecedented wage mandate.»

Currently two bills to require some sort of wage mandate at city - subsidized developments are treading water at City Hall.

If enacted, this bill would for the first time extend costly and administratively - complex wage mandates to privately - owned and developed projects.»

Legislation to require such wage mandates has been pending at the council for more than a year.

The agreement on 421 - a, a key subsidy that is meant to spur development but has been criticized as a giveaway to millionaires, seemed to satisfy both real estate interests and constructions unions, the later of which had been calling for a prevailing wage mandate in the law.

Previous speakers, such as Christine C. Quinn, had acted as a tempering force in the restive Council, bottling up measures like higher wage mandates viewed warily by the business world.

Also hindering business growth in Minnesota: a new minimum wage mandate that will raise the state's minimum wage in phases until it reaches $ 9.50 by 2016.

The Economic Development Corp. released a study Monday which found requiring a living wage mandate at city subsidized developments would result in job losses.

If you truly support the Upstate economy, then you can't support this unprecedented wage mandate,» said Unshackle Upstate Executive Director Greg Biryla.

On development and construction, the group opposes the expansion of any prevailing - wage mandate to private projects, which it said already inflates public - sector project costs by 20 percent.

In addition to the prevailing - wage mandate, the two bills also differ on another key piece: Affordability.

The hearing amounted to a clash of academics and methodology — with supporters citing studies that supported living wage mandates, and the adminsitration calling its recently released analysis solid, current and comprehensive.

The living wage debate first came to the fore when the City Council rejected a proposal to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx, because the developer refused to sign onto a living wage mandate.

On Monday, the city Economic Development Corp. released a study claiming a wage mandate would stall development and reduce jobs in the five boroughs.

It questions, Shobowale argued, whether a wage mandate is the way to do it.

What we do know: Many of the state and municipal projects funded by SAM also are subject to costly state contracting regulations, including a prevailing - wage mandate that gives a strong preference to union workers.

The National Federation of Independent Businesses is hosting its annual small business day in Albany on Tuesday, where thousands of small businesses are demonstrating against the $ 15 minimum wage mandate.

«The $ 15 minimum wage mandate would kill jobs and small businesses, make our state less competitive, and increase costs for consumers.

After Cuomo came out in favor of the wage mandate, records show, building trades unions that would benefit from the mandate showered money on Cuomo: His campaign received $ 30,000 from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, a maximum $ 60,800 gift from the Mason Tenders PAC, and $ 10,000 from the Building Trades Council.