One early morning about two weeks ago on the Upper East Side, Mayor Bloomberg sat down for coffee (black, no sugar) with Michael Mulgrew (a little cream, one sugar) to touch base and chat.
"I said, 'Look what you've done. You've created this toxic environment where we can't work,'" Mr. Mulgrew recalled. "His response was: Read More
CHESTERTOWN—As he works to shore up his relationship with the state's largest unions, David Paterson will meet with the heads of several key labor organizations before tackling a mid-year budget deficit in September.
"It's not Yalta," said a labor source, but "the conversation from Kingston will continue."
The heads of 32BJ, 1199, RWDSU, Read More
ALBANY—After a gripe session at the end of last month in Kingston, David Paterson has been working to shore up ties with labor groups. But it's a tough sell at a tough time.
"I don't have any trouble getting through, I have trouble convincing them," said Alan Lubin, executive vice president for the New Read More
ALBANY—Labor leaders told Democratic Party officials of concerns they are being overlooked during a meeting today in Kingston.
"It was more a general opportunity to put on the table people's frustrations and feelings that they're, in a sense, taken for granted. I have to say I was somewhat surprised by some of the points Read More
