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Catherine Abate and Robert Hayes selected as new BALCONY Co– Chairs-Join Alan Lubin to lead the Business and Labor Coalition of New York.January 25th, 2012  
For Immediate Release: January 25, 2012 The Business and Labor Coalition of New York (BALCONY) announced today (Wednesday) that Catherine Abate, President/CEO of Community Healthcare Network, and Robert Hayes, Senior VP of Universal American, have been named new BALCONY co-chairs. They join Alan Lubin, former Senior Executive Vice President of the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), to lead the coalition in 2012. BALCONY Members Comment on Gov. Cuomo's 2012-2013 NYS BudgetJanuary 18th, 2012 Responses from:PEF President Ken Brynien CSEA President Danny Donohue NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi and Executive Vice President Andrew Pallotta STATEMENT ON THE 2012-1013 NYS BUDGET: Alan Lubin co-chair of the Business and Labor Coalition of New York, BALCONYJanuary 17th, 2012 Alan Lubin co-chair of the Business and Labor Coalition of New York, BALCONY
The Cuomo administration's 2012-2013 budget message is a positive step that can create jobs, rebuild New York's infrastructure, rejuvenate our convention business and revive the City of Buffalo. The administration's desire to create a Tier VI pension system for public employees is misguided and premature since the state created a Tier V in the past two years. We believe a fair teacher evaluation program can be worked out within the governor's time-frame if City and State officials come to the table seeking a honest solution. We need further details on the administration's desire to consolidate state agencies and programs, and the resulting impact on the delivery of services to the residents of our state. Finally BALCONY supports the Governor's creation of the New York State Insurance Health Care Exchange as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. 2012-13 EXECUTIVE BUDGET & REFORM PLAN by Robert L. Megna, Director of the BudgetJanuary 17th, 2012 New NY Transformation Plan...the next step
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo This has been an extraordinary year for New York State. In enacting the 2011-12 Budget, Governor Cuomo and the Legislature transformed the budget process erasing a $10 billion deficit, ending unsustainable spending growth, and creating new ways to involve the public in developing solutions to the State’s problems. In addition, this past December the Governor and Legislature lowered taxes for middle class New Yorkers to the lowest level in 58 years and brought fairness to our tax code. This Executive Budget demonstrates that New York is now on a new course. The recommendations in the Budget represent a responsible, balanced plan for New York State that continues Governor Cuomo’s efforts to strengthen New York’s economy while improving both the quality of services delivered and the accountability over State spending. For the second year in a row, this budget decreases the All Funds budget from the previous year and controls State Funds growth to 2 percent, consistent with the property tax cap adopted for local governments. This budget honors the landmark two-year appropriations in School Aid and Medicaid, with increases tied to the underlying economic growth. It’s On! Bloomberg Picks A Fight With Teachers UnionJanuary 13th, 2012  By Adam Lisberg “I loved the children in the beginning, the singers and the dancers. Weren’t they wonderful?” That was the nicest thing United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew could think to say about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s State of the City address yesterday, which was studded with education initiatives that reformers love and the union loves to hate. Mulgrew responds to Mayor Bloomberg's State of the City addressJanuary 13th, 2012  Mayor Bloomberg in his State of the City address on Jan. 12 proposed merit pay for teachers, vowed to step up effects to remove ineffective teachers, blamed the union for the breakdown of negotiations over a teacher evaluation system in 33 restart and transformation schools and announced that he would open 50 new charter schools in the next two years. UFT President Michael Mulgrew said, "The mayor seems to be lost in his own fantasy world of education, the one where reality doesn't apply." Mayor Bloomberg Delivers 2012 State of the City Address – NYC: Capital of InnovationJanuary 13th, 2012  The following is the text of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s 2012 State of the City address as prepared for delivery at Morris High School in the Bronx. “Thank you. Mayors Koch and Dinkins, Speaker Quinn and Minority Leader Oddo, Public Advocate De Blasio, Comptroller Liu, Borough Presidents, District Attorneys, members of the City Council and State Legislature, my fellow New Yorkers – it’s great to be in the Bronx. BALCONY Members Comment on Gov. Cuomo's 2012 State of the StateJanuary 6th, 2012 Responses from:PEF President Ken Brynien UFT President Michael Mulgrew CSEA President Danny Donohue NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi News from BALCONY Archives UFT Ad Slams Bloomberg's Record on EducationJanuary 25th, 2012  UFT Blasts Bloomberg On Teacher Evaluations BY Celeste Katz The city teachers union is blasting Mayor Bloomberg’s education record in a television attack ad that’s airing amid the tense standoff over teacher evaluations. Our Ben Chapman reports: More than eight million viewers are expected to see the union’s 30-second spot, which pulls no punches in its critique of the mayor’s education reforms. “Ten years as Mayor, and Mike Bloomberg still doesn’t get it,” begins the narrator’s criticism of Bloomberg’s record on schools, starting with his appointment of Cathie Black as schools chancellor. [Click through to view the ad.] Public Pensions Are Not the Enemy by NYAFL-CIO President Mario CilentoJanuary 25th, 2012 Public pensions are not the enemy So why does Gov. Cuomo's plan vilify middle class retirement security? By Mario Cilento / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Wednesday, January 25 2012, 4:24 AM We hear all the time about exorbitant public-sector pensions, which leads many to believe mistakenly that retired nurses, firefighters, teachers and others are wealthy. We don’t hear that the average benefit for a member in the largest plan in New York — the New York State and Local Retirement System — is $19,000 a year, or that 76% of these pensions are less than $30,000 a year. News Release: NYSUT recognizes budget strong points; hits proposed tie to evaluationsJanuary 23rd, 2012  ALBANY, NY – New York State United Teachers today said it shares the commitment of the governor and Legislature to improve the efficiency and performance of public schools. However, the union said three consecutive years of decreasing education budgets — including last year’s $1.3 billion cut — and the looming tax cap are making that job difficult, forcing districts to increase class sizes; chop course offerings; and eliminate 20,000 teacher and staff positions. Above and BeyondJanuary 18th, 2012
Featuring BALCONY Co-Chair, Catherine Abate  Providing a cohesive federal-state strategyJanuary 18th, 2012  We are writing to announce an exciting new venture bringing together the experience and skill of Winning Strategies Washington-New York (WSWNY) at the federal level and Northeast Government Consulting (NGC) at the state and local level. Our combined abilities will provide clients with seamless New York State and Washington, D.C., representation. News from our Members Archives UFT Ad Slams Bloomberg's Record on EducationJanuary 25th, 2012 UFT Blasts Bloomberg On Teacher Evaluations BY Celeste Katz The city teachers union is blasting Mayor Bloomberg’s education record in a television attack ad that’s airing amid the tense standoff over teacher evaluations. Our Ben Chapman reports: More than eight million viewers are expected to see the union’s 30-second spot, which pulls no punches in its critique of the mayor’s education reforms. “Ten years as Mayor, and Mike Bloomberg still doesn’t get it,” begins the narrator’s criticism of Bloomberg’s record on schools, starting with his appointment of Cathie Black as schools chancellor. [Click through to view the ad.] Public Pensions Are Not the Enemy by NYAFL-CIO President Mario CilentoJanuary 25th, 2012 Public pensions are not the enemy So why does Gov. Cuomo's plan vilify middle class retirement security? By Mario Cilento / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Wednesday, January 25 2012, 4:24 AM We hear all the time about exorbitant public-sector pensions, which leads many to believe mistakenly that retired nurses, firefighters, teachers and others are wealthy. We don’t hear that the average benefit for a member in the largest plan in New York — the New York State and Local Retirement System — is $19,000 a year, or that 76% of these pensions are less than $30,000 a year. RWDSU Living Wage Gets Support From BusinessJanuary 6th, 2012 Wage Heat on Quinn
By SALLY GOLDENBERG (NY POST)Pressure is mounting on City Council Speaker Christine Quinn — a 2013 mayoral hopeful — to take a stand on a living-wage bill that would mandate higher pay for employees of companies receiving major city subsidies. A politically connected small-business owner with close ties to Mayor Bloomberg plans to announce his support for the bill today, while operatives working on the measure are engineering a ramped-up campaign to begin after Martin Luther King Day. Final Report on Mandate ReliefDecember 28th, 2011 Originally posted on December 26, 2011 by Jimmy Vielkind Jim Odato devoted his column this morning to the final report of the Mandate Relief Redesign Team, which issued its 70-page document, it seems, without all of the team members even knowing it was coming out. Link to the article and the FULL REPORT: Democrats May Say No Dice to New York Casinos, Sheldon Silver WarnsDecember 27th, 2011 
Democrats may say no dice to New York casinos, Sheldon Silver warns Assembly Speaker supports idea, but can't guarantee bill will fly with Dems BY Kenneth Lovett ALBANY — The push to legalize casinos in New York is no sure bet to pass in the Assembly, the Daily News has learned. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) supports the idea, but he told the Daily News on Monday that he can’t guarantee such a bill would fly with his Democratic conference, which holds a majority in the chamber. BALCONY Issues in the News Archives |
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