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Taylor Made: The Cost and Consequences of New York's Public-Sector Labor Laws
by Terry O'Neil and E.J. McMahon

Defusing New York's Public Pension Bomb: A Fair Approach for Workers and Taxpayers
by E.J. McMahon

 
Early retirement for state workers: Money-saver, or costly sweetener?
May 2010

State Payroll Drops and Wages Rise; Workforce Still Above 2004 Level
March 2010

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July 26, 2010

Cut hours, increase pensions

Cayuga County legislators will vote Tuesday on a plan to increase their pensions by reducing their workweek from 35 to 30 hours.

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July 23, 2010

"No layoffs" umbrella does not protect all

Lost in the discussion of the Paterson administration's threatened layoffs is the fact its "no layoffs" pledge (if legal) applies to only two public employee unions.

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July 19, 2010

Nonmembers can't be charged for union organizing

A federal appeals court has ruled that nonmembers of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) cannot be required to pay for the union's efforts to organize private-sector employees.

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July 15, 2010

A costly perk for school employees

A small school district in Westchester County is examining whether it can afford to educate 17 children of its employees who reside outside the district.

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July 12, 2010

Double dipping made harder

Retired police officers who hope to collect a pension while working as a local police chief are facing new obstacles to double dipping.

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July 08, 2010

Pension padding in plain sight

Discovering that government employees work extra overtime to spike their pensions is akin to learning there's gambling in Casablanca.

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July 02, 2010

Protecting workers from pain of layoffs

While many private-sector employees might hope for two weeks notice before being laid off, state workers would get two months notice under a bill passed by the state Senate and on the third reading in the Assembly.

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June 28, 2010

NY lawmakers buck trend to contain pensions

School superintendents don't get overtime, but that didn't prevent former Niagara Falls School Superintendent Carmen A. Granto Jr. from collecting a pension larger than his salary. He did so by cashing in 45 unused vacation days and 747 unused sick days, the Buffalo News reports.

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June 24, 2010

Report: no agreement on locking in retiree health benefits

A gubernatorial task force failed to deliver what public employee unions sought: a recommendation that existing health benefits for retirees be virtually locked in place--despite budget gaps across the state.

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June 21, 2010

Britain tackles "unsustainable" pension costs

A newly created commission, taking aim at public-sector pension costs in Britain, is expected to recommend that government employees "pay hundreds or even thousands of pounds more into their pension pots, as the era of early retirement on generous payments is brought to an end."

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