Much is being written about how “progressive” Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio and his ally, gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, are. But somehow, giving workers pay raises that put them ahead of inflation to make up for all they’ve lost is not on any of these progressives' agenda.
I never voted for Cuomo for Governor because when running in 2010, he pledged to be tough on unionized state workers. He ultimately used the threat of lay-offs to balance the budget on the backs of state workers making less than $15 an hour. The New York State Public Employees’ Federation contract of 2011 gave these workers zeros for the first three years and two-percent raises the next two years.
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