Don't Block NY Building

Don’t Block NY Building aims to encourage economic development throughout New York State while supporting fair, competitive wages.

[Don't Block NY Building @DontBlockNYBldg]

The nearly 50 members of this coalition fought this proposal together in full knowledge of its disastrous implications, and did so to save jobs and projects that have tremendous benefit to the State of New York and its residents.

[Don't Block NY Building @DontBlockNYBldg]

Lawmakers did the right thing this session by stopping short of passing a harmful prevailing wage mandate. This could have been disastrous for the state economy. And the fact is it will be just as harmful tomorrow, the next day, and next year.

[NY Conference of Mayors @NYMayors]

State Legislators:
For the sake of NY’s property taxpayers, do not revive the idea of expanding “prevailing” “wage” laws.

[ABC Empire State Chapter @ABCEmpireState]

“Nobody wants the expansion of prevailing wage to private work, but if there’s a place that could deal with that effectively, it’s New York City. So why you would carve them out is absolutely astonishing,” -@BPSampson157 #DontBlockNYBuilding @DontBlockNYBldg

[Don't Block NY Building @DontBlockNYBldg]

Members of our coalition have fought this proposal throughout session for a simple reason: The impacts would be disastrous for the economy. And that fact will not change.

[Liz Young @NYBizLiz]

Prevailing wage expansion unlikely to happen this year, Cuomo says. But @GregBiryla, one of the business group leaders who opposes the expansion, says he’s still not considering the bill dead yet — "It's obviously still being discussed on some level”: https://t.co/fh4cTv6YhU

[Upstate United @UpstateNYUnited]

Enough has been done already this session to put the Upstate economy on the ropes. Passing a prevailing wage expansion would be a knockout blow. @NYGovCuomo @NYSenDems @NYSA_Majority

[ABC Empire State Chapter @ABCEmpireState]

LISTEN: @ABCEmpireState President, @BPSampson157 joined @MikeElmedorf, President of @AGC_NYS on @CapPressRoom w/ @sarbetter to discuss the devastating impact expanding prevailing wage would have on taxpayers and the future of construction in NY. https://t.co/XUNN1lxgxM

[Don't Block NY Building @DontBlockNYBldg]

This is about the future of the state’s economy, yet there have been no hearings. Jobs and economic development shouldn’t be killed behind closed doors. https://t.co/HgUNdPoY2H

[Upstate United @UpstateNYUnited]

“By the time you read this, Albany may have betrayed upstate.”

Editorial: A bullseye on upstate – ⁦@SenKennedy⁩ ⁦@SenatorBreslin⁩ ⁦@RachelMayNY⁩ ⁦@NYGovCuomo⁩ ⁦@NYSenDems⁩ ⁦@NYSA_Majority⁩ https://t.co/uCaJHkHH8I

[Don't Block NY Building @DontBlockNYBldg]

"This is a bad bill."

@TheBuffaloNews lays it out in plain terms and hits the nail on the head. This will reverse years of concerted effort to improve Upstate NY.

https://t.co/H9lXsoRB4Q

[NYSAC @NYSCounties]

Upstate construction projects will end and jobs will evaporate if state lawmakers expand prevailing wage. https://t.co/h0S4wkn2h1.

[🧡ALB in SYR🍊💙 @amandabertram]

@JimmyVielkind @CarlHeastie @BilldeBlasio Safeguard NYC but let the rest of NY suffer increased costs on these projects? If carve outs are necessary that demonstrates lawmakers recognize certain projects would not be built due to sky rocketing costs, without those exemptions. We need public hearings. #DontBlockNYBuilding

[Don't Block NY Building @DontBlockNYBldg]

STATEMENT: "There are few better ways to destroy opportunity and kill jobs than the latest proposal on this issue, which would effectively close Upstate New York for business."

This will be disastrous Upstate. We call on lawmakers to do the right thing and reject this proposal!

[Brian Sampson @BPSampson157]

If it worked for @NYCMayor then @MayorByronBrown and every other Upstate, Westchester and Long Island Mayor should ask for a carveout too. If it’s good for one it should be good for all. @UnshackleNY @NYMayors @JimmyVielkind

[ABC Empire State Chapter @ABCEmpireState]

.@NYGovCuomo likes to tout himself as Governor Upstate, yet pushes a bill that would devastate economic development in Upstate New York. You can't have it both ways! https://t.co/HBWiPE70zT #DontBlockNYBuilding

[Construction Workforce Project @CWPNYC]

"If you pass a prevailing-wage law that actually stops construction, then you help no one." https://t.co/LrLfSuRCwd

[E.J. McMahon @EjmEj]

If Albany's backroom deal on "prevailing wage"—i.e., mandated union contract terms— is as reported, coming on top of universal rent regulation opt-ins and the climate bill, it will be another nail in the coffin of upstate New York.

[Mike Elmendorf @MikeElmendorf]

It is hard to believe this could be true since, in a town where I have seen a lot of nonsense, this would be dumbest thing I’ve seen yet—by far. Impose higher costs on regions with struggling economies but carve out NYC which is thriving? Why? https://t.co/8U7FRqYyV3

[Brian Sampson @BPSampson157]

Excited to visit with @sarbetter and the @CapPressRoom crew with @AGC_NYS today at 11:15 to talk about prevailing wage! @ABCEmpireState @ABCGovAffairs

[Don't Block NY Building @DontBlockNYBldg]

Carving out the area of the state that’s thriving, while forcing this mandate in communities that are still struggling to rebuild from the Great Recession, is simply backwards.

[Upstate United @UpstateNYUnited]

Expanding prevailing wage in the state's most economically distressed communities while carving out NYC makes absolutely no sense.

View our statement regarding the latest prevailing wage proposal from @NYGovCuomo: https://t.co/jYApYa4yYs