What's happening
This bill requires Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant and its successors to pay prevailing wages and prioritize retaining current employees, with Department of Labor oversight.
Why it matters
Protects Current Workers’ Jobs. By requiring successors or purchasers of the plant to retain existing employees whenever possible, the bill aims to reduce job loss and instability for workers during ownership transfers or decommissioning.
Guarantees Fair Wages. Mandates that all affected workers are paid at least the prevailing wage—and in some cases, premium wages—for their locality, ensuring compensation keeps pace with regional labor standards during transition periods.
State Oversight of Employment Practices. Grants the Department of Labor explicit authority to oversee hiring and employment decisions, increasing transparency and accountability for workforce decisions made by any new owner or operator.
Prioritizes Worker Skills and Continuity. New hires must be drawn from current employees unless it’s proven their skills are insufficient, emphasizing both the value of experienced staff and providing a clear process if outside hiring is necessary.
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Protect Indian Point Workers
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History
- Substituted by S6567
- Rules report cal.652
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Reported referred to codes
- Print number 7569b
- Amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Print number 7569a
- Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Protect Indian Point Workers
Vetoed · Sponsor Pete Harckham
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7569--B
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT requiring the payment of prevailing wages to affected employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant and for the department of labor to oversee the hiring of new employees at such power plant
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Any transfer or lease, as well as any decommissioning activities, by the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant of its franchise, works or system or any part of such franchise, works or system to any corporation, firm, company, partnership, limited liability company, association or person shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide that employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant with skill sets necessary for the operation of a successor corporation, firm, company, partnership, limited liability company, association or person be retained for employment with such successor and shall be paid a wage of not less than the prevailing wage in the locality where the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant is located.
§ 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner of labor shall ensure that any employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant shall be granted notice to any affected employees pursuant to section 860-b of the labor law and such employees shall be granted prevailing wages pursuant to section 220 of the labor law. Such affected employees shall be paid a premium wage commensurate with the premium wages prevailing in the area in which the work is performed until such time as the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant is closed.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any corporation, firm, company, partnership, limited liability company or association, hereinafter known as "purchaser" with a contract to purchase the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, to the extent practicable, shall maintain the current workforce through the conclusion of the purchase of such power plant. In hiring any new employees, such purchaser shall hire from a pool of current employees at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant unless such purchaser proves to the department of labor that such employees' skills do not meet the requirements needed for the open positions. The department of labor shall oversee the employment practices of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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