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Friday, March 08, 2013  Stronger hiring shows businesses are confident about the economy, despite higher taxes and government spending cuts.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A local florist and the owner of a moving company react to a proposed minimum wage increase, the same day workers rally for the cause in Albany.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  A group of construction workers are calling upon Syracuse University to "take ownership" for labor issues that have surfaced at two large construction projects.

Monday, February 06, 2012  A new poll finds more than two-thirds of New Yorkers oppose a pay hike for state lawmakers and the governor.

Friday, January 27, 2012  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making a case to raise his staff's pay as the Assembly considers raises for lawmakers and shortly after he froze wages of union workers.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  A five-year labor deal that would freeze wages for three years for 66,000 union members but would avoid hundreds of layoffs was approved Monday night, the union and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office announced.

Monday, February 28, 2011  Budgets will be the number one topic as school boards for the area's three largest school districts meet tonight.

Thursday, February 24, 2011  All of New York's 17 large counties reported wage gains, but only four exceeded the national increase. Onondaga County was on that list. Oneida County recorded the lowest average weekly wages.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  Women are inching closer, but still not making as much money as men. That's according to a new study released by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009  After two years of waiting, Carol Waterman decided to take her fight public hoping a news story will rattle some cages.