Summary
Is it worth paying increased utility costs so that elected representatives can secure the support of New York City unions in an election year? With Albany's hands already deep in your pockets, are you willing to invest even more in politically motivated, anti- business regulations?
The New York State Senate recently passed legislation that would mandate utility companies to pay "prevailing wage" to service workers. That's not for regular employees, who generally already exist under collective bargaining agreements, but for vendors (i.e. janitors, guards, maintenance workers, caterers). Estimates say this legislation would cost utility companies more than $50 million to implement -- costs that would be passed on to business and residential consumers.See the full content of this document
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Ratepayers Would Pick Up Cost of Wage Mandate
Prevailing wage mandates are debated regularly statewide. They require union wages specific to various occupati...
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