Legislative Chairman’s Statement on $15 Living Wage Standard
Posted October 20, 2015
When I submitted a draft County policy to require the payment of a living wage to Ulster County employees, I anticipated this would be a strong Democratic initiative. After all, this is an initiative that has been trumpeted by Ulster County Executive Michael Hein, Governor Andrew Cuomo as well as Vice President Joseph Biden. Regrettably, my attempt to make Ulster County a champion of living wage legislation failed in the Ways and Means Committee.
