Bloomberg's Push Against LIFO Goes Nowhere In Albany

Imagine my surprise that Albany pols were cool to Bloomberg's pleas to end LIFO and allow him to lay off senior (and expensive) teachers:

ALBANY - Mayor Bloomberg's plea Monday to scrap the state's "last in, first out" rule for laying off teachers barely got in the door with lawmakers.

"I think it is a red herring," said Assemblywoman Deborah Glick (D-Manhattan). "He has a policy initiative that he doesn't like any organized labor."

State Sen. Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn) engaged in a testy exchange with Hizzoner on the issue during a private meeting Bloomberg held with Senate Democrats, sources said.

Bloomberg warned state legislators that without a change in the last in, first out rule, the city could lose some of its brightest young teachers in upcoming layoffs - and have "chaos" in schools.

"That would be especially tragic," Bloomberg said.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan), who met privately with Bloomberg yesterday, was noncommittal about taking up the mayor's proposal to change how teacher layoffs are handled.

"If there is an objective criteria, it is something we can look at," Silver said.

So it doesn't sound like Bloomberg is going to get his LIFO changes so long as Shelly holds the Assembly and enough Senate Dems oppose the changes.

So far, even Little Andy has not offered definite support, perhaps waiting to see how the politics come down on this.

Good to see Bloomberg get a comeuppance from Eric Adams too.

I just wish it had been in public.