Mayoral Candidates Sidestep Issue of Retroactive Pay Raises

It’s likely whoever wins this year’s mayor s race will have to solve the festering problem of labor contracts left expired for years. Hundreds of thousands of workers want billions in back pay and if they get it, taxpayers would almost certainly see their taxes increase to pay for it. So what are the candidates’ plans? Melissa Russo reports in a new feature called The Sidestep.