and if Cuomo asked Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for an Opinion,

a free Opinion, he would learn that NY PML Sec 105 does not apply to the OTBs and is not constitutionally defensible and violates the rights of fired  horse betting union members secured by NY Const.Art. 1, Sec. 3.

Then he could go to Church while bettors go to OTB and bet.

Gov. Cuomo begins process to lay off 3,500 workers after union rejects tentative contract

BY Glenn Blain
DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAU

Originally Published:Tuesday, September 27th 2011, 3:40 PM
Updated: Wednesday, September 28th 2011, 9:41 AM

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a fight on his hands with the Public Employees Federation.

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ALBANY - Gov. Cuomo began the process to lay off 3,500 workers Tuesday night after the state's second-largest employee union rejected a tentative contract that would have avoided job cuts.
Cuomo urged Public Employees Federation members to reconsider, while a top administration official slammed union leaders and warned layoffs would start promptly unless a new vote was scheduled.
"We spent months working with PEF's leadership and reached an agreement," said Director of State Operations Howard Glaser. "We now find out that they do not truly represent their membership."
Glaser blamed the contract's defeat on the failure of PEF leaders to "effectively communicate" the deal's benefits to members.
Layoff notices went out to PEF workers late yesterday and take effect in 21 days, another administration official said.
PEF spokeswoman Darcy Wells said it's too early to say if union leaders would schedule a new vote, but noted the overwhelming message from the membership was that the contract was unacceptable.
Earlier in the day, Union President Ken Brynien said PEF members "clearly feel they are being asked to sacrifice more than others, particularly in light of the pending expiration of the state's millionaire's tax."
Brynien called on Cuomo to return to the bargaining table.
Union members voted, 54% to 46%, to reject the five-year deal that called for employees to forgo raises for the first three years and accept 2% increases in each of the final two years. The deal, announced over the summer, also called for union members to pay more for health insurance.
"There are just so many bad things about it financially," said one PEF member as she left work. "It was a bad, bad contract."
The union represents 56,000 professional scientific and technical workers.
The state's largest public employees union, the Civil Service Employees Association, ratified a similar agreement last month.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) said he was disappointed by the vote but urged both sides to resolve the matter without layoffs.
"These are tough economic times, and I hope that everyone involved can come together to make the shared sacrifices that are necessary," Silver said.
Meanwhile, the contract rejection was welcomed by Transport Workers Union Local 100, representing some 35,000 bus and subway workers.
"This puts Local 100 in a stronger position when the [TWU] contract expires Jan. 15," said TWU Local 100 President John Samuelsen. "It's a huge boost for us."
With Pete Donohue
gblain@nydailynews.com

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