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Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will try to get the state legislature to broaden an increase in the state’s minimum wage beyond fast food workers, but the…
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The Erie County Legislature approved a ban on plastic microbeads Thursday. Legislators also wrangled over a state plan to raise the minimum wage in some…
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While the higher minimum wage for New York fast-food workers likely won't start kicking in until the end of the year, speaker after speaker in front of…
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A special panel created by Governor Andrew Cuomo voted Wednesday to raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers in the state to $15 by 2021.The wage…
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A wage board convened by Governor Cuomo is expected to vote to raise the hourly minimum rate for fast food workers from the current $8.75 an hour to as…
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In the legislative session that recently ended, Governor Cuomo saw the state legislature reject a number of agenda items he’d been pushing. The governor,…
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Fast-food workers rallied in several cities across New York, including Buffalo, Wednesday morning. The events coincided with state Wage Board hearings on…
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Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is one of three people who will soon help determine whether New York State raises its minimum wage for fast-food workers to…
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International Workers Day was celebrated on Friday, both around the world and in downtown Buffalo. Hundreds of union members and supporters cheered as…
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State legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are on vacation after the state budget was approved in the early hours of the new fiscal year, but that doesn't…