Legal Opinion

Buffalo Teachers Federation v. Tobe

District Court, W.D. New York

Decided February 10, 2012No. 04-CV-457SPublished

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER

WILLIAM M. SKRETNY, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs in this action seek relief from this Court’s previous adverse judgment concerning the much-litigated Wage Freeze Resolution (“Wage Freeze” or “Freeze”) enacted by the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority (“BFSA”).

On July 3, 2003, the New York State Legislature, through the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority Act (“Act”), created the Control Board to stabilize and improve the City of Buffalo’s failing financial health. One of the powers the legislature vested in the Control Board was the discretion to freeze wages. On…

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