Sentences with phrase «labor party member»

She was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1999 to 2014, first representing Melbourne West Province.

He worked at the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), before being elected to the Commonwealth Parliament as Australian Labor Party member for Macarthur in 1972.

Not exact matches

Lauren X. Topelsohn, a member of the Labor and Employment Practice at the law firm Mandelbaum Salsburg, says companies shouldn't cancel their parties.

This concept was supported vigorously by important labor and left - wing Zionist groups, including the radical Marxist Ha - Shomer Ha - Tzair kibbutz movement, the Ahdut Ha - Avodah socialist party, the Poale Zion Smol (Left Workers of Zion) party, and the Mapam party (which at one time embraced the other groups); and by such significant political figures as Haim Margalit - Kalvarisky (a member of the Zionist Executive), Bert Katznelson (a founder of Ahdut Ha - Avodah and of the Histradut federation of labor), and Henrietta Szold (the first woman member of the Zionist Executive and founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America).

He wasn't going to gild any lilies; he can't abide the politicians of either party back home — he's a Labor member — who rise in the House of Representatives to speak for headlines when the real work is being quietly done in committee.

The labor - backed party has Facebook ads posting today, part of a broader effort aimed at pressuring the eight - member bloc as Democrats hold a numeric majority in the state Senate, but do not have the votes to form a governing coalition.

Although Cuomo has signaled he might be willing to accept the WFP line at a later date, the likelihood at this point is he will not be signing on with the labor - backed party when its members gather in Buffalo due to a concern about the ongoing US attorney's investigation.

The more than 150 - member coalition opposing a constitutional convention includes labor unions, and the state's Conservative Party, which often opposes unions.

Before her career as a photographer took off, Grossman was a labor activist within the teachers» union and a member of the American Labor Plabor activist within the teachers» union and a member of the American Labor PLabor Party.

Kenneth Schaeffer, a legal Legal Aid lawyer, United Auto Workers member, and a longtime WFP member and activist, is the labor - backed party's candidate (for the moment) for governor.

Key stakeholders in the Working Families Party have sent a letter to fellow committee members on behalf of Sen. Eric Schneiderman, calling him the «only choice» to receive the labor - backed party's endorsement in the AG's Party have sent a letter to fellow committee members on behalf of Sen. Eric Schneiderman, calling him the «only choice» to receive the labor - backed party's endorsement in the AG's party's endorsement in the AG's race.

Working Families Party Executive Director Dan Cantor sent a triumphant memo to the labor - backed party's committee members yesterday, touting its performance Tuesday in New York, Connecticut and Vermont after a tumultuous Party Executive Director Dan Cantor sent a triumphant memo to the labor - backed party's committee members yesterday, touting its performance Tuesday in New York, Connecticut and Vermont after a tumultuous party's committee members yesterday, touting its performance Tuesday in New York, Connecticut and Vermont after a tumultuous year.

McKee is among the WFP members who believes the labor - backed party should not wait for Cuomo to decide whether or not he will be willing to accept its nod, regardless of the fact that it has been the subject of a US attorney's office investigation in connection with the 2009 NYC elections.

A letter calling on Rep. Rick Nolan, D - Minn., to run for governor next year is being circulated to more than 1,000 members of Minnesota's Democratic - Farmer - Labor Party.

Mr. Cabrera, actually Rev. Cabrera, has significant labor support, as well as that of the Working Families Party, and looks like he may upset Council member Baez» tumbril.Mr.

Some of the more conspiracy theory - minded members of New York's political class wondered what the governor was up to, and if he was hoping to confuse voters and dilute the WFP vote — potentially bumping the labor - backed party from its hard - fought position on Row D, or even perhaps robbing it of ballot status altogether.

It's called Raise Up New York, and members include the Working Families Party, labor unions, and progressive groups.

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.

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.

Mr. de Blasio endorsed the two Independent Democratic Conference members shortly after the labor - backed Working Families Party said they would remain neutral in both races.

LaVenia says the party targeted registered Greens, who now number 18,000, but also registered members of the labor - sponsored Working Families Party, which rather humiliatingly caved in the face of an endorse - or - die ultimatum by Cuomo, who campaigned as a union - tparty targeted registered Greens, who now number 18,000, but also registered members of the labor - sponsored Working Families Party, which rather humiliatingly caved in the face of an endorse - or - die ultimatum by Cuomo, who campaigned as a union - tParty, which rather humiliatingly caved in the face of an endorse - or - die ultimatum by Cuomo, who campaigned as a union - tamer.

Mr. Cuomo, aware that an overwhelming margin of victory in November could be imperiled, desperately sought the WFP's backing in the past week, bartering with the labor executives that lead the party while trying to sway the more liberal WFP committee members who would ultimately decide the nomination to endorse his candidacy.

The pro-Cuomo labor people in that party have the deep pockets that allow that group to stay alive even though all the pro-Nixon party members seem to have a vote and might override their labor masters.

Twelve of the 13 councilmembers were members of Minnesota's affiliate of the national Democratic Party, the Democratic - Farmer - Labor Party (DFL), prior to the 2017 election.

Among the voices joining with PSC was Bill Lipton, State Director of the New York Working Families Party; members of 32BJ; Henry Garrido, Executive Director of DC 37; Vincent Álvarez, President of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL - CIO; Zakiyah Ansari, Advocacy Director of the Alliance for Quality Education; and Rabbi Michael Feinberg, Executive Director of the Greater New York Labor - Religion Coalition.

Other prominent backers include City Comptroller Scott Stringer, State Sen. Brad Hoylman, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Council member Ritchie Torres and an array of labor unions with ties to the Working Families Party.

Some of the party's top members were summoned to a meeting with labor leaders on Friday at the Manhattan headquarters of the United Federation of Teachers.

Unlike Teachout, Sanders has earned the backing of the labor - backed Working Families Party (whose members can't participate in New York's closed primary), although a huge number of the party's rank and file weren't exactly pleased with its endorsement of CParty (whose members can't participate in New York's closed primary), although a huge number of the party's rank and file weren't exactly pleased with its endorsement of Cparty's rank and file weren't exactly pleased with its endorsement of Cuomo.

The e-mail recalled a survey of the group's New York members that showed 73 percent of them wanted to see a challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo from the left, and the drama of the Working Families Party convention in June — where the labor - backed third party weighed running Ms. Teachout on its ballot line, but decided to instead endorse Mr. Cuomo after he agreed to pursue a number of left - wing policies in his second Party convention in June — where the labor - backed third party weighed running Ms. Teachout on its ballot line, but decided to instead endorse Mr. Cuomo after he agreed to pursue a number of left - wing policies in his second party weighed running Ms. Teachout on its ballot line, but decided to instead endorse Mr. Cuomo after he agreed to pursue a number of left - wing policies in his second term.

«While we certainly support the issues laid out in this agenda... it frustrates us that in this time of Trump and the national rhetoric attacking the Labor Movement that the National Democratic party has not seen fit to include one labor issue in its policy platform,» the eight members of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference wrote in a letter to two party leaLabor Movement that the National Democratic party has not seen fit to include one labor issue in its policy platform,» the eight members of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference wrote in a letter to two party lealabor issue in its policy platform,» the eight members of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference wrote in a letter to two party leaders.

The union is one of a handful of labor groups, including the United Federation of Teachers, the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Workers» Union and the Hotel Trades Council, that agreed to form a coalition along with Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and members of the Working Families Party to help Democrats take control of the Senate, which the Republicans have controlled for all but two of the last 50 years.

«Governor Cuomo spent his time and money creating a fake party instead of fighting for the State Senate and congressional candidates of the party he is supposedly a member of,» said Bill Lipton, the state director of the Working Families Party, a group of labor unions and liberal activparty instead of fighting for the State Senate and congressional candidates of the party he is supposedly a member of,» said Bill Lipton, the state director of the Working Families Party, a group of labor unions and liberal activparty he is supposedly a member of,» said Bill Lipton, the state director of the Working Families Party, a group of labor unions and liberal activParty, a group of labor unions and liberal activists.

«In Macfarlane's world, whole branches of discovery would never have been funded,» wrote Kim Carr, a member of the Labor Party and the opposition's shadow minister for higher education, research, innovation, and industry, today in The Guardian.

Member of Parliament Barry Gardiner, the Labor Party's shadow energy and climate minister, told ClimateWire that Brexit could jeopardize the global warming accord.

Kline and Alexander, who was ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at the time, each had draft bills that stood in opposition to Senate Democrats» proposals, and the House passed Kline's bill in the summer of 2013 along party lines.

The NEA has 200,000 members who work on university campuses as well, for an overall membership that makes it the largest single organization in the shrinking category of organized labor, once a stalwart of political power within the Democratic Party.

Back in Minnesota, Rudy Perpich, a member of the Democratic — Farmer — Labor Party, was elected as governor for his second non-consecutive term in 1983.

(f) As used in this title, the phrase «unlawful employment practice» shall not be deemed to include any action or measure taken by an employer, labor organization, joint labor - management committee, or employment agency with respect to an individual who is a member of the Communist Party of the United States or of any other organization required to register as a Communist - action or Communist - front organization by final order of the Subversive Activities Control Board pursuant to the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950.

It is the Australian Government's policy to nationalise communications, with a government owned and controlled monopoly, to control who can say what to whom, and employ many government employees who then become union members and pay union dues to the Labor Party (i.e the present government).

I suspect some members of the Labor party are also confused about what they are doing...

The only credible part of the committee's final report is the minority report from the sole Labor Party committee member.

Counseled a labor union concerning the implications of litigation by a third party against a major employer of union members.