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The City Haul: Mayor Bloomberg Talks Tough to Unions

By Heather Grossmann | November 18, 2009 11:36am | Updated on November 18, 2009 12:34pm

By Heather Grossmann

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — Construction projects across the city that are stalled because of the economic downturn. [DNAinfo.com]

Wall Street job loss numbers are fewer than predicted. [crainsnewyork.com]

The City Council has a hearing on the controversial issue of paid sick days for all city workers. [DNAinfo.com]

The New York assembly passes "Leandra's Law," the toughest law against drunk driving in the country. [1010wins.com]

Different day, same Albany — yes, that means there is still no progress on the budget deficit reduction talks. [timesunion.com]

A congressman suggests that somehow Mayor Michael Bloomberg's family would be threatened by holding alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaik Mohammed's trial in New York City. [nypost.com]

The mayor is talking tough to unions about cutting workforce concessions. [nypost.com]

Gov. David Paterson makes a bid for union favor with a bill to set wages for construction workers. [nytimes.com]