Dems split over farmworker-pay issue
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Democrats in both the Senate and Assembly appear likely to split over a measure to require farmers to pay their workers overtime.
The Senate Labor Committee is expected to approve the measure this morning. Then later Senate Ag Committee Chairman Darrel Aubertine, D-Watertown, is slated to be part of a press conference attacking the move, along with his Assembly counterpart, William Magee, D-Nelson, Madison County.
“If this bill goes through, it will be catastrophic for farmers,’’ said Farm Bureau spokesman Peter Gregg.
As of now, the Assembly is expected to approve the bill later this week, with action in the Senate likely next week. Advocates say there’s no reason to treat farm workers any differently from others who get extra pay when they work more than 40 hours a week.
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on Monday, June 1st, 2009 at 9:39 am by Jay Gallagher.
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You will put farmers in New York out of business. Wholesalers will import farm products from other states and countries that pay there works less.
The real question is do you want to pay $20 for a quart of milk, $100 for a steak, or $15 for a peach?