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Report Public Workforce

Reform at the Bargaining Table

April 30, 2019
The MTA's fiscal outlook is dire, and improving it requires a multipronged approach. Paramount in the effort is slowing the growth of labor costs.
Report City Budget

Reviving EMS

November 25, 2018
The City of New York spends more than $1.1 billion annually in an effort to provide its residents and visitors this vital service, but the money is not used wisely.
Report Pensions & Benefits

2018 Benefit Sweetener Scorecard

May 18, 2018
The balance of this year's legislative session will be devoted to moving bills through the legislative process, including proposals to enhance the benefits of State and local public employees and retirees.
Report Pensions & Benefits

Union-Administered Benefit Funds

February 08, 2018
NYC taxpayers are projected to contribute $1.1 billion to 108 union-administered benefit funds. Better management, oversight, and consolidation can create more than $160 million in savings for the City and improve benefits for members.
Report Pensions & Benefits

2017 Benefit Sweetener Scorecard

December 07, 2017
The State Legislature passed 26 bills. Click to learn more.
Report Pensions & Benefits

The Price of Promises Made

October 25, 2017
CBC presents options for tackling this looming $95 billion liability threatening New York City's fiscal health.
Report Public Workforce

Overboard on OT

August 17, 2017
NYC blows its budget on overtime annually, and the costs have grown tremendously year over year. To "cap" overtime effectively, labor and management should work collaboratively.
Report Public Workforce

Governor Cuomo's Labor Contracts

January 06, 2017
In collective bargaining, the Governor must balance paying workers fairly with keeping tax levels reasonable. More needs to be done to control rising fringe benefits costs.
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.
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.
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.
Report Public Workforce

7 Things New Yorkers Should Know About Municipal Labor Contracts

May 19, 2013
This brief lists seven things New Yorkers should know about New York City collective bargaining and labor relations.
Report Pensions & Benefits

Everybody’s Doing It

January 27, 2013
This report analyzes New York City’s health premium policies for employees and retirees and suggests options to generate savings by implementing premium-sharing in the City's largest plans.
Report Public Workforce

A Comparative Analysis of the Pay of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Officers

December 02, 2012
This brief compares the wages of Port Authority police officers with those of the largest state and local police forces in the region, as well as a federal agency. The major finding of the report is that Port Authority police officers are paid more generously than other agencies in the analysis.
Report City Budget

Taxes In, Garbage Out

May 30, 2012
This report makes the case for a significant change in the New York City Department of Sanitation's solid waste disposal practices, a shift from heavy reliance on long-distance exporting to landfills to greater reliance on use of local waste-to-energy facilities.
Statement Public Workforce

Statement on Tier VI Reforms

March 14, 2012
The bill that passed both houses of the State Legislature early this morning included important, beneficial changes in most components of the pension formulas that will determine benefits for future employees.
Report Public Workforce

MTA-TWU Wage Negotiations

January 29, 2012
This report examines the contract negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and its largest union, the Transport Workers Union Local 100, and it applies the criteria specified by the Public Employment Relations Board for determining arbitration awards. It finds that the public interest will be served by an agreement that maintains a good standard of living for workers, is within the MTA’s ability to pay, and does not force further harm upon riders.
Report Pensions & Benefits

The First Priority in the New Year – Pension Reform

January 10, 2012
This brief examines pension cost growth in New York State and its effect on the New York's competitiveness. It recommends the adoption of a new tier of pension plans known as the Tier VI Proposal.
Testimony City Budget

Testimony on NYC Solid Waste Management Practices

October 27, 2011
New York is being wasteful in its waste management practices. We could save tens of millions, perhaps even hundreds of millions, of dollars without harming the environment by more sensibly managing New Yorkers’ solid waste. An improved system for waste collection and disposal could prevent further reductions in essential services in coming budgets.

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