August 10, 2000. Orders, Court of Claims, New York County (Gerard Weissberg, J.), entered March 17, 1995, which granted defendant's cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the claim and denied claimants' motion for class certification, unanimously affirmed, without costs. Eve I. Klein, for claimants-appellants. Frank K. Walsh, for defendant-respondent. Before: Rosenberger, J.P., Nardelli, Mazzarelli, Ellerin, Friedman, JJ. This action arises out of a pay dispute in which the New York State Court
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2012-07-6 EMPIRE STATE CHAPTER OF ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC., County of Erie, Chris Collins, Buffalo Niagara Partnership Inc., Innovative Mechanical Systems, Inc., M.G.M. Insulation, Inc., Alleghany Industrial Insulation Co., Daniel J. Brinsky and Doug Byerly, Plaintiffs–Appellants, v. M. Patricia SMITH, in her Official Capacity as Commissioner, New York State Department of Labor, and Thomas P. DiNapoli, in his Official Capacity as Comptroller, State of New York, Defendants–Respondents
The legislature of the state of New York declares that it is the public policy of the state and the purpose of this act to promote harmonious and cooperative relationships between government and its employees and to protect the public by assuring, at all times, the orderly and uninterrupted operations and functions of government. These policies are best effectuated by (a) granting to public employees the right of organization and representation, (b) requiring the state, local governments and other
1. Public employers are hereby empowered to recognize employee organizations for the purpose of negotiating collectively in the determination of, and administration of grievances arising under, the terms and conditions of employment of their public employees as provided in this article, and to negotiate and enter into written agreements with such employee organizations in determining such terms and conditions of employment. 2. Where an employee organization has been certified or recognized pursuant
1. There is hereby created in the department a board, to be known as the public employment relations board, which shall consist of three members appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate from persons representative of the public. Not more than two members of the board shall be members of the same political party. Each member shall be appointed for a term of six years, except that of the members first appointed, one shall be appointed for a term to expire on May thirty-first
1. A board, to be known as "New York City Transit Authority" is hereby created. Such board shall be a body corporate and politic constituting a public benefit corporation. It shall consist of seventeen members, all serving ex officio. Those members shall be the persons who from time to time shall hold the offices of chairman and members of metropolitan transportation authority. 2. The chairman of such board shall be the chairman of metropolitan transportation authority, serving ex officio, and, provided
1. In order to attract unusual merit and ability to the service of the state of New York and all its political subdivisions, to stimulate higher efficiency among the personnel, to provide skilled leadership in administrative departments, to reward merit and to insure to the people and the taxpayers of the state of New York the highest return in services for the necessary costs of government, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the state and all its political subdivisions thereof, consistent
1. The purposes of the authority shall be the acquisition of the transit facilities operated by the board of transportation of the city, the operation of transit facilities in accordance with the provisions of this title for the convenience and safety of the public on a basis which will enable the operations thereof, exclusive of capital costs, to be self-sustaining, and, in coordination with the metropolitan transportation authority and the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority, the continuance