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Blog Public Workforce

Benefits Sweetener Scorecard

November 29, 2016
The 2016 Benefit Sweetener Scorecard identifies more than 60 bills active this session. These bills could cost the State and local governments hundreds of millions of dollars per year, and since about half the bills do not specify a fiscal impact, the potential costs could be significantly greater.
Report Pensions & Benefits

An Expensive and Risky Benefit

October 05, 2016
A unique feature of a tax deferred compensation plan available to NYC teachers guarantees them a 7% investment return regardless of what happens to interest rates or in the stock market.
Special Feature City Budget

Runs by FDNY Fire Companies

May 10, 2016
An interactive map that shows “runs,” or responses to emergencies, made by engine and ladder companies in fiscal year 2015. The map allows users to analyze the types of emergencies to which their local fire companies respond.
Special Feature City Budget

Facts About DSNY

April 21, 2016
Presents facts about the NYC Department of Sanitation's operations and costs, including collection and disposal costs and recycling and organic waste capture rates.
Blog State Budget

Pass Governor’s Proposal to Reform State Retiree Health Insurance Benefits

March 13, 2016
State of New York retirees with more than 10 years of service receive health insurance benefits substantially more generous than those offered by private sector and most public sector employers. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Budget for FY2017 includes a fair proposal to reduce these growing costs, and the Legislature should adopt it.
Blog Public Workforce

What’s Happening at Your Fire Station?

March 09, 2016
What's your local fire house up to? Hint: Likely responding to something other than a fire. Reviews changing workload of FDNY.
Testimony Pensions & Benefits

Testimony on Health Care Savings Under Recent Collective Bargaining Agreements

February 26, 2016
CBC has been monitoring New York City's efforts to find health savings. CBC has long advocated negotiating changes to health insurance as part of collective bargaining and applauded the labor-management agreement that committed to meet annual savings targets.
Report City Budget

Can We Have Our Cake and Compost It Too?

February 02, 2016
This report examines the feasibility and the cost of options for expanding the Department of Sanitation's organic waste program.
Blog Public Workforce

A Deal is a Deal

January 05, 2016
Reviews troubling additions to settled contracts under Mayor de Blasio to make them more generous without comparable improvements to productivity.
Report Public Workforce

Twenty Years Later

December 09, 2015
The FDNY responds to more more medical emergencies than fires. The department needs a fundamental transformation.
Special Feature City Budget

Facts About the NYPD

November 17, 2015
Presents total expenses and headcount of New York City Police Department, focusing on overtime costs.
Video Public Workforce

NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton

November 17, 2015
CBC Breakfast with NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton in November 2015.
Blog City Budget

The Cost of More Cops: A Full Accounting

August 03, 2015
Police officers have a greater budget impact than most other City employees: what's the cost of 1,300 new cops?
Blog Education

Fringe Benefits Pushed New York Education Spending Higher in 2013

June 22, 2015
High levels of school spending in NY largely reflected the relatively high cost of employee compensation.
Report City Budget

The Myth of the "Uncontrollables"

May 11, 2005
For years New York City mayors have bemoaned the fact that much of the budget is uncontrollable: pension fund contributions, health insurance, Medicaid, and debt service. This report suggests four ways to reduce the “uncontrollables” and save $2.5 billion annually.
Report Pensions & Benefits

The Case for Redesigning Retirement Benefits for New York's Public Employees

April 29, 2005
This report presents recommendations for redesigning the retirement benefits – health insurance and pension payments – for employees of the City of New York and State of New York. It includes a description of current benefits and a comparison to benefits provided by other large private and public employers.

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