2019 | Upstate United

Oct 10 2019

New York Health Act Testimony OCT 10, 2019 | 2019

Testimony Provided by Michael Kracker to the New York State Senate and Assembly Health Committee on the Proposed New York Health Act October 10, 2019 Chairman Rivera, Chairman Gottfried and the members of the panel, I would like to thank you for providing the opportunity for myself and others to testify today on this important […]

Jun 14 2019

Employee Arbitration (S.3754/A.5777) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to prohibiting employers from requiring certain conditions or preconditions of employment S.3754 (Hoylman) / A.5777 (Dinowitz) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York opposes […]

Jun 14 2019

Utility Workers Prevailing Wage Expansion (S.6265/A.8083) | 2019

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to ensuring that utility employees receive the prevailing wage S.6265 (Gianaris) /A.8083 (Niou) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York opposes this legislation. This bill […]

Jun 10 2019

Offsite Fabrication Mandates (S.6333/A.8177) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to inclusion of certain off-site custom fabrication as public work for the purposes of payment of prevailing wage S.6333 (Savino) / A.8177 (Abbate) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all […]

Jun 10 2019

UI Benefits for Striking Workers (S.4573/A.6592) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain striking workers who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits S.4573 (Kennedy) / A.6592 (Ryan) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations […]

Jun 3 2019

Voting Paid Time Off (S.6278-A/A.7836) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to required voting time for an employee without sufficient time to vote outside of working hours MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York, supports this legislation. […]

May 30 2019

Emotional Damages in Wrongful Death Suits (S.4006/A.5612) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation to payment and distribution of damages in wrongful death actions S.4006 (Hoylman) / A.5612 (Weinstein) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York […]

May 29 2019

Additions to Deceptive Acts or Practices (S.2407-B/A.679-B) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to standing for persons affected by prohibited or unlawful business practices S. 2407-B (Comrie) / A. 679-B (Niou) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of Upstate business and trade organizations, opposes this legislation which would […]

May 29 2019

Polystyrene Ban (A.4603/S.3069) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to polystyrene waste reduction A.4603 (Rozic) / S.3069 (Krueger) MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York, opposes this legislation that would prohibit the use […]

May 29 2019

Regulatory Compliance Cure Bill (S.5815/A.7540) | 2019

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to regulatory fines for small businesses S.5815 (Kaplan) / A.7540 (McDonald) MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan, pro-taxpayer, pro-economic growth, education and advocacy coalition made up of business and trade organizations from all parts of Upstate New York, supports this legislation. This legislation provides that […]