Since 2010, newly created pension tiers (Tier 5 and Tier 6) have been enacted that reduce the retirement benefits for newly hired public employees, including public school teachers and School-Related Professionals.

Kevin Sexton, national vice president for the locomotive engineers’ union, in an interview Thursday said his organization’s demands have been “exceedingly reasonable” and are “just trying to keep pace with employees elsewhere in the rail sector." The union has pointed out that workers at other ra

A contractor pleaded guilty Monday in Suffolk County District Court to a felony charge of willfully failing to pay prevailing wages and supplemental benefits, along with a related offense.