NY assemblyman wants 4-day work week to save money

By: The Associated Press

Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:01 AM EST

NEW YORK -- A state assemblyman says a shorter work week for some state employees would help New York deal with its budget crisis.
Assemblyman Michael Gianaris of Queens is proposing a four-day work week for non-essential employees.

He says the change would save an estimated $30 million a year.

Gov. David Paterson has proposed a budget full of spending cuts and tax and fee increases to combat an estimated $15 billion deficit over two years.

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cheeko wrote on Jan 11, 2009 6:07 PM:

" YOU ARE NOT SAVING A DIME BY SHORTENING THE WORK WEEK BECAUSE YOU WILL BE FORCING THOSE AFFECTED TO SEEK SOCIAL PROGRAMS (FINANCIAL) TO STAY AFLOAT. THUS YOU WILL BE GREATING MORE OF A FINANCIAL TAX BURDEN ON THE TAX PAYERS, THINK ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT WOULD BE CREATED BY GIVING WORKERS 32 HOURS INSTEAD OF 40 HOURS. NO INSURARCE, NO BENEFITS, NO PAY LEAVE OR VACATION,---JUST MORE FINANCIAL PROGRAMS TO DRAIN THE STATE FUNDS. "

Northender wrote on Jan 11, 2009 12:37 PM:

" and he would be the first one to complain that no one was ther to answer his phones ??????? "

Farmer's Gal wrote on Jan 11, 2009 11:32 AM:

" For State Government, this makes sense. For kids in school, it absolutely does not.

It might also be better if they staggered the day off each week so that it didn't always land on the weekend, forcing their constituents to wait through a 3-day weekend (or 4-day weekend when there's a Monday holiday observance) to have their problems attended to. "

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