But Mr. Bloomberg was adamant, irritated by the unions' requests at a time when the city was preaching austerity.
Lawmakers in both political parties have often acceded to unions' requests to avoid political confrontations or to curry favor.
During the past year when labor and business leaders met with Mr. Lee to craft Proposition C, the labor unions requested that Mr. Adachi be kept out of those meetings.
She noted that the waivers would be approved only if the insurers, employers and unions requesting them could show that the new annual limit rules would lead to significantly higher premiums or a significant decrease in access to care.
The Ninth Circuit is weighing a union request to rehear the matter.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants a state judge to deny a union request to reinstate the checkoff, the loss of which has cost the union more than $1 million so far.
The research originated from a Flemish farmers' union request to develop a sector-specific sustainability assessment tool (SAT).
Ms Mosby earlier rejected a police union request to step aside and appoint a special prosecutor to handle the case.
Ms Mosby rejected a police union request to step aside and appoint a special prosecutor to handle the case.
Since that proposal, talks stalled over a union request to change the process for removing local arbitrators who settle disputes between shipping companies and the union when a contract is in place.
