Sentences with phrase «with minimum wage issues»

Employers who previously were not concerned with minimum wage issues are now put on notice to ensure they are providing those basic protections to workers.»

Not exact matches

With cities like Seattle raising minimum wage significantly higher than their state's mandate ($ 15 versus $ 9.32 per hour, in Seattle and Washington), minimum wage gaps» effect on competition and employment is becoming an issue across the country.

Over the last two years, the movement has brought national attention upon the issue of minimum wage, with a special focus on how much fast - food chains pay workers.

«Hiring is our biggest challenge with the issues of minimum wage and the pool is getting smaller for qualified people,» Watson says.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein has defended the conference's relationship with Republicans, noting key issues such as paid family leave and multiple increases in the state's minimum wage have been approved during the last several years.

Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo not ruling out supporting Republicans this year, Democratic Senate Campaign Committee Chairman Mike Gianaris remains upbeat, telling Liz last night on the show that Cuomo will ultimately settle with the minority conference given their agreement on bread - and - butter party issues such as women's» health and increasing the state's minimum wage.

With controversial issues like a $ 15 per hour minimum wage and paid family leave, it has all three sides of the legislature divided.

A statement by Samuel Olowookere, Deputy Director (Press), on behalf of the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Chris Ngige, said, «following due deliberation on the issue, the government resolved with the Federation of Trade Unions as follows That the government will expedite action on the composition of the minimum wage review committee and the committee is expected to complete its assignment and submit its report within six months of its constitution.

The IDC, which features moderate - to - conservative Democrats like David Valesky, have aligned themselves with Senate Republicans on several issues, save for their support of a minimum wage bill that the business groups have generally opposed.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

And all while the governor is likely to ally himself with Republicans on issues like increasing charter schools and not allowing minimum wage home rule for localities.

He then cited some statistics about wages not keeping pace with productivity, arguing that government should «resolve the issue creating the anxiety» and the exchange back to his own push to increase the minimum wage to $ 15.

DeFrancisco says Cuomo, a moderate Democrat, might have an easier time getting along with Republicans in the Senate, rather than with a chamber controlled by Democrats who might want to go further than the governor when it comes to raising the minimum wage, raising taxes on the wealthy, banning hydrofracking and other issues.

Senate Labor Committee Chairman Jack Martins (R - Nassau County) said the Senate remains open to a hike in the minimum wage but stressed it must be considered with other issues, such as improved workforce training.

But Cuomo's willingness to use his bully pulpit — a poll last month showed he is viewed favorably by 70 percent of the state's voters — elevates the issue above others that he has pushed for with less vigor, such as raising the state's minimum wage.

Mauro's leadership at FPI since 1993 has been essential to its development as a credible and effective advocacy organization that helps to shape the debate over key economic and fiscal issues in ways that ensure a voice for working people — from middle income homeowners struggling with high property tax bills to those families whose breadwinners toil in minimum wage jobs to the involuntarily unemployed.

There's a chance that the minimum wage will be dealt with, along with several other major policy issues like government ethics reform, in the legislative session following the budget.

The Working Families Party, which endorsed Cuomo in last year's election after a contentious process, only to feud with him publically later, issued a Sunday statement praising the proposal a a first step but pushing for a $ 15 minimum wage.

She has been credited with working on issues ranging from the MTA to the effort to increase the state's minimum wage to $ 15.

After a legislative session in which he was able to secure a minimum wage increase, a sizable tax class aimed at the middle class and a paid - family leave program, Gov. Andrew Cuomo this summer has engaged in skirmishes with the Legislature over a variety of issues.

Like his predecessors, he has sought more autonomy for New York City from the state, and has tangled with the Legislature on issues that range from changing the speed limit on certain city streets to winning a minimum wage increase for the five boroughs.

Stewart - Cousins's trip will include discussions on mostly state - level issues, including a series of briefings, policy discussions and work sessions on issues that overlap with the Obama administration's broader agenda — including hot - button issues in New York, such as raising the minimum wage and paid family leave, as well as gun control.

Offering a billion - dollar tax cut and assurances that New York City would not be stuck with a $ 250 million Medicaid bill, Gov. Andrew Cuomo inched closer to presenting an on - time budget with one major issue seemingly standing in his way — an increase in the minimum wage.

CUNY Chancellor James Milliken issued a statement of support for the governor's action, adding: «We look forward to working with the administration and the Board of Trustees to ensure that CUNY's employees receive a fair minimum wage.»

North Fork Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (R - New Suffolk), who met with members of both organizations, said the issue they and other nonprofits face can be solved simply: by not increasing the minimum wage.

Two other issues that have been popular with New Yorkers, raising the minimum wage, supported in the Assembly, and small businesses tax breaks, advocated by the Senate, are not likely to happen.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - State Sen. David Valesky said progressive issues like raising the minimum wage and public financing of campaigns will have a better chance in the New York State Senate if his small group of breakaway Democrats aligns itself with the traditional Democratic conference next year.

Cuomo has been clashing with de Blasio for over a year on a wide range of issues including homelessness, higher taxes on the wealthy, pre-K education cost, minimum - wage hikes, and efforts to win Democratic control of the Senate.

«This is not an issue that resonates with the public the way a $ 15 minimum wage did, et cetera.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan was cool to the potential of packaging a business - based tax cut with a hike in the state's minimum wage on Tuesday, calling for a «full - blown separate discussion» on the issues.

Conservative critics of Senate Republicans have long decried what they've seen as an alliance with Cuomo on key issues, most recently backing an increase in the state's minimum wage to $ 15 in the New York City region.

Skelos also took issue with the concern that the Legislature is being steamrolled by a popular and powerful governor, saying that last year the GOP conference didn't approve the minimum wage increase, though it was actually a proposal initially from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

He is running on issues that resonate with the left, including a ban on hydraulic fracturing, a $ 15 minimum wage and more progressive tax structure («Tax the Rich - Share the Revenues» reads his web site).

Mark Dunlea, with Hunger Action Network, says the governor could ask the legislature to return to raise the minimum wage without having to deal with any of those other issues.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders made the second stop in his «Where Do We Go From Here» tour in Albany Friday afternoon, where he told a small but loyal group of supporters that he'll fight to get key items into the national Democratic Party platform, including a nationwide $ 15 minimum wage, and has been in talks with Hillary Clinton's campaign over a greater focus on progressive issues.

Part of the campaign included a public service announcement video, and discussions with students on how issues like the cost of public colleges, the minimum wage, affordable housing, and the cost of a MetroCard are impacted by who is in elected office.

«We look forward to working with Governor Cuomo to push a number of issues that are important to him but have been blocked by the Senate Republicans including raising the minimum wage, real campaign finance reform and passing common sense gun control measures like microstamping,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Mike Murphy.

As with the minimum wage, Mr. Cuomo has shown leadership on issues of national and even global importance, including climate change.

In his first term, Martin called for fiscal conservatism on most issues that he dealt with, opposing a bill to increase the minimum wage and voting against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budget proposals in 2015 and 2016.

The issues are related, but let's start with the hourly tipped wage, which at $ 8.65 is one - third lower than the standard $ 13 minimum for New York City businesses with more than 10 employees.

Asked why he had waited until there were only 10 legislative session days left to use this tactic, Cuomo said ethics reform «is not an issue that resonates with the public the way $ 15 minimum wage did.»

Some advocates said he never did enough to move congestion pricing forward as he had with other divisive issues, such as same - sex marriage and the minimum wage.

On the controversial issue of raising the minimum hourly wage in New York State to $ 15, Astorino said it «will definitely put businesses out of business,» and added, «Fifteen dollars an hour is a completely arbitrary number with real negative impacts.»

A number of Democrats told Gotham Gazette they fear Cuomo has only championed the issue as a means to boost his sinking approval ratings and steal political thunder from Mayor Bill de Blasio, who fought with Albany early in his term to allow the city a say over raising its minimum wage.

Kaminsky had small leads when asked who would be better on issues of ethics, Sandy relief and minimum wage, while McGrath was viewed as slightly better at addressing problems with Common Core and representing the community.

Past budgets have contained policy issues with regional carve - outs, said the lawmaker, citing the minimum wage increase and assistance programs for local governments.

Like with Cuomo's previous issues, polls show New Yorkers support a minimum - wage hike and paid family leave.

NYGOP Chair Ed Cox issued the following statement Tuesday on Gov. Cuomo's proposed minimum wage increase: «As is often the case with Andrew Cuomo's propositions, the proposed minimum wage increase is good politics for the Governor, but bad policy for New Yorkers.

Especially when the budget sets new policy on issues like raising the minimum wage or mandating paid family leave — issues with long - term consequences.

Legislative leaders, emerging from an earlier closed door meeting with Cuomo, concur that they still have no final resolution on key issues including the minimum wage and the exact amount of school aid in the state budget.