To the Editor:
Have you heard of the Taylor Law? The county workers, MTA, teachers and police all know it well. It’s invoked when they seek more money and benefits if the powers in charge don’t accommodate them. Part of it says public employees can’t strike. Their out is to get binding arbitration using the law. The arbitrator is hired by both parties and paid by both. For the employee, it’s a good deal; they get what the want. The current CSEA binding contract lasts for years — until 2016. The former county executive said he didn’t have money for even the first year raises. The union agreed to collect it at a later date.
The law enables both sides to win. The executive says he didn’t do it and that the union is happy.