Sentences with phrase «area labor council»

The Milwaukee Area Labor Council is endorsing the workers» compensation lawyer Casey Shorts in his bid challenging Theo Lipscomb, the incumbent Milwaukee County Board Chairman, for his seat.

Speaker: Michael Keenan, Troy Area Labor Council President on «Healthcare For All - Our reason and our vision»

Pam Fendt, Milwaukee Area Labor Council president, said members were glad to learn that Shorts has experience with worker's compensation law.

Milwaukee Area Labor Council officials also announced the endorsements of the following candidates:

The Milwaukee Area Labor Council is endorsing the workers» compensation lawyer Casey Shorts in his electoral challenge of Theo Lipscomb, the incumbent Milwaukee County Board Chairman.

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Harig, who describes himself as a liberal - leaning independent, already has the support of the Western New York Area Labor Federation and the 70,000 - member Buffalo AFL - CIO Central Labor Council.

More than 400 delegates, representing local unions, labor councils and area labor federations throughout the state, were in attendance.

But Sanders has monopolized labor endorsements in the race and enjoys the inertia of incumbency — plus the 15 years of name recognition he's built up in the area since he won his first election for the City Council in 2001.

The Building and Construction Trades Council had been promoting the use of union labor on 421 - a sites, but had expressed that it could be flexible in only requiring this in geographic areas where it seemed economically feasible or having workers accept a lower prevailing wage rate.

«This is a defining moment for the labor movement as it demonstrates what can be accomplished when we all work together, from the public sector, private sector and building trades unions, to the Central Labor Councils and Area Labor Federations,» said AFL - CIO President Mario Cillabor movement as it demonstrates what can be accomplished when we all work together, from the public sector, private sector and building trades unions, to the Central Labor Councils and Area Labor Federations,» said AFL - CIO President Mario CilLabor Councils and Area Labor Federations,» said AFL - CIO President Mario CilLabor Federations,» said AFL - CIO President Mario Cilento.

Astorino recently picked up endorsements from 20 labor unions in the area, including the Building and Construction Trades Council.

Board incumbents Sharon Belton - Cottman and Theresa Harris - Tigg — both supported by the Western New York Area Labor Federation, AFL - CIO, and the Buffalo Central Labor Council — were also re-elected.

In this way, local resources will be used in the best way possible: we will be encouraging economic development in our area, using a local workforce to carry out that development, and using targeted local incentives to assist in appropriate development projects,» County Executive Poloncarz said Board Member Michael Hoffert, President, Buffalo AFL - CIO Labor Council, called the labor force policy «a no - brainer.&rLabor Council, called the labor force policy «a no - brainer.&rlabor force policy «a no - brainer.»

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Overall, the Omaha - Council Bluffs - IA area has 452,130 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.8 % unemployment rate, $ 19.23 / hr average worker wage, and a $ 40,000 average annual salary.