Local #2 Leaders Testify before the NYS Senate Labor Committee
01/13/2010 - 3:20pm
President Bob Mantello & Secretary-Treasurer Pat Tirino testified today before the NYS Senate Standing Committee on Labor. They gave testimony on the worker misclassification crisis here in NY. President Mantello's testimony begins at 2 hours, 18 minutes, Brother Tirino's follows shortly after that. Interestingly, the president of the Empire State Chapter of the ABC was there to listen, but not to testify...
01/06/2010 - 11:47am
Governor Paterson is scheduled to hold his first State of the State address as Governor this afternoon at 1 PM. Here is an excerpt of his speech:
"My fellow New Yorkers: Let me come straight to the point – the state of our state is perilous.
New York faces an historic economic challenge, the gravest in nearly a century. For several months, events have shaken us to the core. Bank closures, job losses and stock market meltdowns have destabilized the foundations of our economy..."
President Mantello will be in attendance at the State of the State. We will be reporting live from the event.
11/05/2009 - 4:25pm
Think everyone needs to pay their fair share of healthcare costs (including employers who have an unfair advantage over our contractors because they pay substandard wages and often offer NO health insurance)?
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08/28/2009 - 11:21am
Senator George Onorato (BAC Local #1 Gold Card member) is sponsoring strong Unemployment Insurance Reform legislation, Bill: S2245 – which would raise the benefit, and create an indexation of benefits going forward. As you all know, it has been 11 years since New York’s maximum unemployment benefit rate for jobless workers was increased.
Senator Sampson (the new Democratic Conference Leader) promised that the bill would be conferenced by the Democrats when the Senate goes back into session on September 10. Assuming it is voted out of conference, it will be brought to the floor.
