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The lawsuit by the union, New York State United Teachers, asserts that the tax cap interferes with local control of schools, and that a requirement that 60 percent of voters support any override of the limit dilutes the voting power of those who favor exceeding the cap.
The tax cap, which Mr. Cuomo persuaded the Legislature to approve in 2011, limits annual increases in local property taxes to 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower. A vast majority of school districts — 642 of 678, or about 95 percent — stayed within the tax cap last year, according to the governor’s office.
The teachers’ union, which filed its lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Albany, has been mulling a legal challenge ever since it failed to persuade lawmakers to reject Mr. Cuomo’s proposal.
In 2012, the union membership rate—the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of a
union—was 11.3 percent, down from 11.8 percent in 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.4 million, also declined over
the year. In 1983, the first year for which comparable union data are available, the union membership
rate was 20.1 percent, and there were 17.7 million union workers.
Originally posted by Hopechest
Well the good news is that unions are on their way out.
At least the trend is heading in the right direction.
In 2012, the union membership rate—the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of a
union—was 11.3 percent, down from 11.8 percent in 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.4 million, also declined over
the year. In 1983, the first year for which comparable union data are available, the union membership
rate was 20.1 percent, and there were 17.7 million union workers.
www.bls.gov...
Originally posted by rimjaja
There are federal laws in place that protect workers. Unions played an important role in our history but they are obsolete now.
Can you truly justify that Joe Schmo postal worker's average salary is nearly $80k when they have no education or specialized training? It is no wonder our postal sysem is hemorhaging $$$! Why should Hostess be forced into bankruptcy because they can't afford to cater to union demands. Why has the auto industry moved so much business off-shore? Unions kill industry and end up costing workers jobs. Why do you have to hire a teamster to move a piece of furniture in NYC. The whole concept of modern unions and what they are doing to this country is offensive!!
My husband was a part of one of the most influential unions in Canada for nearly 20 years. Once hired, those guys basically couldn't get fired. They could not show up, sleep on the job, fail drug tests, etc. and the employer had no recourse. Please tell me how that protects fellow workers or is good for business?
The unions there eventually killed the industry because no company could afford them, and no new companies were interested in buying up the old companies because they specifically didn't want the hassles of dealing with the union. Union bosses take home cushy 6 figure salaries, they are not in the field actually working in te same positions as the people they represent.
I am no fan of unions. People should be promoted because of merit and skill, not because someone got them into a union. Let national labor laws be good enough for everyone, and if they are not to your satisfaction, then work to change that!
Originally posted by timetothink
reply to post by fnpmitchreturns
That's really good money for a no skill worker at a discount store.
Unskilled workers shouldn't be making money like skilled workers.
Where is the sense in that?
Originally posted by timetothink
reply to post by fnpmitchreturns
Companies are allowed to meant in the dark, this is the United States not the USSR.
Unions should not be strong arming the taxpayers for ridiculous perks and salaries for PUBLIC SERVANTS?
If you want to be rich go to college or start a business.
It's not easy to make good money, nor should it be.
Taxpayers should not be paying public servants more money than they make.
And companies have the right to allow unions in or not.
Being forced to be in a union is working like the mafia.
Originally posted by timetothink
reply to post by fnpmitchreturns
That's really good money for a no skill worker at a discount store.
Unskilled workers shouldn't be making money like skilled workers.
Where is the sense in that?