Sentences with phrase «labor party leader»

The Guardian reported on May 2nd that Opposition Labor Party leader, Bill Shorten, is now vowing to end the live export trade before the government review since «Labor sees no future for live sheep exports.»

Harold Wilson, the Labor Party leader, carries in his wallet a dog - eared picture of the great Huddersfield Town team of 1922, the Green Bay Packers of their era.

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has accused new state Labor Party leader Peter Malinauskas of being captive to the retail workers» union that he ran before entering politics, as the two disagreed over plans to deregulate shop trading hours.

Not exact matches

WA Labor is operating a cash - for - access Leaders» Forum — which charges wealthy company bosses about $ 25,000 a year for private meetings with the Premier and his ministers and is a carbon copy of a secretive Liberal Party fundraising venture slammed by Mark McGowan when he was in Opposition.

A little - noticed difference between the federal Labor and Liberal parties is that the former ties itself in knots over whether or not to dispatch a leader who's on the nose with voters.

Despite seeing off Ben Wyatt's «challenge» for the top job, WA Labor leader Eric Ripper still has plenty to do if he wants to lead the party to the next election.

The coalition holds the kind of veto power that bigcity mayors, African - American leaders and labor unions hold in the Democratic Party.

South Australian Liberal leader Steven Marshall has promised a «new dawn» for South Australia after his party won the state election and ended 16 years of Labor Government.

SA Liberal Party leader Steven Marshall said that state Labor policy had left South Australians with «the highest energy prices in Australia» and «the least reliable grid».

When Mitt met with the Labor Party opposition leader, the moderate socialist Ed Miliband, the photos.

Rivera's backers, including NRI's Bill Samuels, the WFP, labor leaders and state Democratic Party officials are trying to get Padernacht to bow out.

The trouble began on Monday, when King blasted the labor - aligned Working Families Party and criticized Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins in a lengthy statement after liberal groups have started to put pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to unite the various Democratic factions in the chamber.

The labor - aligned Working Families Party in a statement Friday called on Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein to step aside from his leadership post as an investigation is conducted into an allegation that he forcibly kissed a former legislative staffer.

Mr. Berman's letter ignores the commitment of the Governor, labor leaders, Congressman Crowley and Senate Democrats in ensuring unity in the state party as laid out in the unity deal.

With his encouragement, labor leaders and major unions like the United Federation of Teachers and 1199SEIU left the party.

says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesparty, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesParty of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

Ramos is a labor leader, an advocate for women, a community organizer, she's fought for immigration reform and LGBT rights, and she's even worked on historic elections, but for whatever reason, Ramos is running without party support.

George Albro of New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesparty, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of sesParty of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

Cuomo is pressuring the labor - backed party to nominate a placeholder candidate in the race to replace him, urging WFP leaders away from Sen. Eric Schneiderman.

The labor - aligned party endorsed Democrats Rachel May against Sen. David Valesky of the Syracuse area, Alessandra Biaggi against Sen. Jeff Klein, the conference leader, and Jessica Ramos against Sen. Jose Peralta of Queens.

He constantly calls labor leaders, and they deploy or withhold their get - out - the - vote firepower at the governor's request, regardless of party.

«Not only is Jerry Nadler bucking the unity agreement that Governor Cuomo, Senate Democrats and labor leaders have worked for, he is working to unseat the only Latina and first Dominican woman in the State Senate, which only demonstrates how out of touch he is with the goals of the Democratic Party and it's leadership,» said Barbara Brancaccio, spokesperson for Alcantara's campaign.

The same video included appearances by noted progressives like Harry Belafonte and major labor leaders like SEIU 1199's George Gresham, all of whom have influence in the Working Families Party.

In 2010, when the party was under federal investigation and risked falling off the ballot in the following election, it agreed to endorse Cuomo after he made the party's leaders sign on to a pro-business platform that included fighting organized labor.

The labor - backed Working Families Party earlier agreed to remain neutral in the race, along with the primary bid by Oliver Koppell, who is challenging IDC Leader Jeff Klein.

The potential endorsement of Cynthia Nixon in the race for governor by the Working Families Party is leading some labor leaders to consider forming their own ballot line this fall, sources with direct knowledge of the talks on Thursday said.

As it was during the endorsement battle, which saw some on in the activist wing of the WFP support Cuomo's primary opponent, Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, while big labor leaders sided with the governor, the party is again showing signs of a split.

Or, as one labor leader told me this morning, the «far left progressive agenda» that is driving the party at the moment «does not put one person to work.»

Teachout, a Fordham Law professor, initially challenged Cuomo for the WFP line in May, only to lose it at the state convention after Cuomo, labor leaders and activists in the party agreed on the incumbent's endorsement.

The question there is whether the rank - and - file activists, who are unhappy with Cuomo for his fiscal conservatism and lack of movement on progressive issues — mainly creation of a public campaign finance system — will buck party and labor leaders who are more pragmatic and want to endorse the governor for re-election.

But labor leaders have advised Cuomo to not take the WFP's ballot line in September anyway after the Sept. 13 party primary — a move that could hamper the WFP's ability to garner votes in the general election and maintain its ballot status.

A civil war has erupted within the Working Families Party over whether to back Cuomo for re-election, with labor leaders who support the governor pitted against party leaders and grass roots activParty over whether to back Cuomo for re-election, with labor leaders who support the governor pitted against party leaders and grass roots activparty leaders and grass roots activists.

Some close to the Working Families Party accuse Adler of having a longstanding political vendetta against the labor - backed political organization — dating back to his membership on the Kings County judicial screening committee for former Brooklyn Democratic Leader Vito Lopez, a frequent WFP advisary.

The labor - backed Working Families Party will endorse activist Pete Sikora to succeed retiring Assemblywoman Joan Millman — the second surprise spurning of Ms. Millman's longtime ally and heir apparent, Democratic district leader Jo Anne Simon.

The eight City Council members, all Democrats, who are competing to lead the 51 - member legislative body as speaker for the next four years must convince numerous constituencies of their viability, including some combination of county party leaders, labor unions, the mayor, and other influential politicos.

At a meeting Monday with a group of influential labor leaders representing some of the state's powerful unions, including 1199 SEIU, 32BJ, the Hotel Trades Council and the Communications Workers of America, Cuomo said he couldn't pass a budget with campaign finance reform because of Senate opposition, and pressed the leaders to rein in the restive members of the Working Families Party, who vote on the party's endorseParty, who vote on the party's endorseparty's endorsement.

Left unsaid by the labor leaders and candidates, however, was which party or ballot line they're urging their supporters to choose in voting for all four candidates.

While the party's executive committee is dominated by major labor unions — it includes leaders of SEIU 1199 and the Communications Workers of America — most state committee people are engaged and active citizen activists.

While just about every labor leader in New York lined up to support Hillary Clinton, the Working Families Party fell behind the socialist senator from Vermont.

While just about every labor leader in New York lined up to support Hillary Clinton, the party fell behind the socialist senator from Vermont.

On 11 November 1975 the Governor - General withdrew the commission of Prime Minister Whitlam (Australian Labor Party) and commissioned Leader of the Opposition Fraser (Liberal — Country Party coalition) to form a «caretaker» Government.

Before the WFP meeting on Saturday, labor leaders who back Cuomo and have left the WFP released statements critical of the party.

Also tonight, de Blasio and NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray will attend the United Federation of Teachers holiday party, and host a holiday party at Gracie Mansion for elected officials, community and labor leaders, and senior members of the Administration.

During a recent cocktail party a boisterous anti-de Blasio labor leader growled that Comptroller Scott Stringer (and fellow Democrats: Diaz, Adams, James) should «grow a pair [of balls]» instead of waiting for indictments to drop before declaring their intentions.

The bitter Democratic primary for the brownstone Brooklyn district pits Ms. Simon, a local Democratic district leader and attorney who earned a reputation for fighting the party establishment, against Mr. Sikora, the candidate chosen by Mr. de Blasio and the labor - backed Working Families Party to replace retiring Assemblywoman Joan Milparty establishment, against Mr. Sikora, the candidate chosen by Mr. de Blasio and the labor - backed Working Families Party to replace retiring Assemblywoman Joan MilParty to replace retiring Assemblywoman Joan Millman.

The party's simmering divide between labor leaders in favor of maintaining a good relationship with Mr. Cuomo and die - hard liberals became public these past weeks.

And prominent labor leaders like George Gresham and Chris Shelton stood up to formally nominate Mr. Cuomo, a seeming rebuke of the labor - backed Working Families Party's ongoing deliberations about whether to support a protest candidate against Mr. Cuomo — who stressed a desire for inclusion.

But as federal Labor leader Bill Shorten seeks to reinvent his party, he will do well to examine the reforms his UK counterpart Ed Miliband has introduced to the Labour Party in Briparty, he will do well to examine the reforms his UK counterpart Ed Miliband has introduced to the Labour Party in BriParty in Britain.

Primary challengers to IDC incumbents lost the support of the party and labor leaders, and they all wound up losing in September.

ALBANY — Two labor leaders with strong positions in the Working Families Party indicated they'll be with Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he seeks its line and runs for reelection.