The political clout of
public labor unions in New York and around the country is being challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court — a challenge labor leaders say is coming from their political opponents.
Public labor unions in New York won a key victory in the state budget with a provision that would lessen the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging their ability to collect dues from state workers.
Not exact matches
The right - to - work drive
in Michigan is the latest of a series of setbacks for
labor unions in the United States, beginning
in 2011, when Wisconsin's Walker pushed through the legislature limits on
public sector
unions such as teachers.
In many respects, the New Deal was less about income redistribution than about the recognition of «group rights» benefitting these cultural challengers, a recognition embedded in such policies as the fostering of labor unions, public works programs, and social insuranc
In many respects, the New Deal was less about income redistribution than about the recognition of «group rights» benefitting these cultural challengers, a recognition embedded
in such policies as the fostering of labor unions, public works programs, and social insuranc
in such policies as the fostering of
labor unions,
public works programs, and social insurance.
Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels
in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos
in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism
in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims
in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research
in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and
labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality
in the local and diocesan church.
Bullied and bludgeoned by weeks of intense
public debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair labor practices complaint against Chicago Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at City
public debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers
Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair
labor practices complaint against Chicago
Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at City
Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her
in a profanity - filled tirade recently at City Hall.
Additional testimony also
in support came from the American Civil Liberties
Union - New Hampshire, Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin King, The New Hampshire Citizens Alliance, the New Hampshire Breastfeeding Rights Coalition, the New Hampshire Departments of
Labor and
Public Health, the NHBTF, the Dartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center and New Hampshire Voices for Health.
But this year, Cuomo has sought to bolster his ties with organized
labor both
in the private and
public sectors, with the teachers
union being a major politically active constituency, especially
in Democratic primary politics.
A state Board of Elections memorandum made
public last week details allegations of a complex partnership between New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a number of political consulting firms and
labor unions and also county Democratic committees to influence contested state Senate races
in 2014.
«It is not an endorsement or defense of Nixon personally, but is a response to
union leaders that have rolled out statements today aiming to shut down
public discussion of the role that
labor contracts have played
in cost overruns at the MTA.»
DiNapoli has his own traditional allies after running twice statewide and winning that include
public - sector
labor unions who have warred with Cuomo
in the past, though those fights have largely subsided.
Cuomo is far ahead
in early
public polls, and has a $ 30 million campaign war chest and the support of some key
labor unions.
In the first term, Cuomo battled public labor unions over the Tier Six pension measure, cut a deal with lawmakers in the Assembly and Senate to draw their own legislative boundaries, capped property taxes and was hesitant to embrace taxing the rich that was called for by the nascent Occupy Wall Street movemen
In the first term, Cuomo battled
public labor unions over the Tier Six pension measure, cut a deal with lawmakers
in the Assembly and Senate to draw their own legislative boundaries, capped property taxes and was hesitant to embrace taxing the rich that was called for by the nascent Occupy Wall Street movemen
in the Assembly and Senate to draw their own legislative boundaries, capped property taxes and was hesitant to embrace taxing the rich that was called for by the nascent Occupy Wall Street movement.
Cuomo has also made it clear organized
labor — particularly the
public employee
unions, but also the health care sector — will be
in the crosshairs during the budget battle, so WFP isn't going to have the easiest time of it next year.
Public - sector jobs make up a small percentage of the all jobs (15 % -10 %) with and even split of all union members, but the public sector has a significantly higher membership rate so it is unlikely that private / public union membership accounts for all the support that labor unions have in th
Public - sector jobs make up a small percentage of the all jobs (15 % -10 %) with and even split of all
union members, but the
public sector has a significantly higher membership rate so it is unlikely that private / public union membership accounts for all the support that labor unions have in th
public sector has a significantly higher membership rate so it is unlikely that private /
public union membership accounts for all the support that labor unions have in th
public union membership accounts for all the support that
labor unions have
in the USA.
He praised
public - sector
unions as an «equalizer»
in a speech to
labor leaders as he signed the bill into law.
Even as the
labor movement has faltered around the country, it remains strong
in New York, which has the highest private and
public - sector
union membership of any state.
The Trump administration sought to undermine
public - sector
labor unions with a brief submitted on Dec. 6
in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
On the surface, Cuomo and Christie are very similar: hard - charging former prosecutors who pushed
public labor unions and recalcitrant state lawmakers to adapt to fiscal austerity
in difficult economic times.
However, implementing
public sector reformation looks very hard
in a country with strong
labor unions.
He also is opposed to the
public labor unions having a voice
in the investment of the retirement fund.
Two
labor unions, 32BJ and SEIU Local 200 United, are poised to launch an on - line advertising campaign
in hopes of pushing a bill through the Legislature that would force
public utilities to pay prevailing wages and provide health care benefits to their contract employees.
Cincinnati, Ohio (CNN)- Texas Gov. Rick Perry took sides Tuesday
in the ongoing battle over organized
labor in Ohio, coming down forcefully on the side of Republicans who want to drastically limit the collective bargaining ability of
public sector
unions.
In the case of
public employee
unions, the rights of
labor and the rights of taxpayers have to be balanced.
Cuomo made his commitment to steer
public - works contracts to
union labor just minutes after thanking
union representatives for supporting him
in previous elections.
In a year of contentious negotiations between state governments and
public employee
unions, 52 % of Americans approve of
labor unions, unchanged from 2010.
Teachout and Wu are backed by a
public workers
union, while other
labor groups are remaining neutral
in the race for now.
In his State of the State address last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the case, Janus v. AFSCME, could «effectively end
public labor unions.»
In recent
Labor Notes blog posts, Chris Brooks and Steve Downs have debated whether
public sector
unions faced with a «right - to - work» or open - shop situation should seek statewide legislation that would end mandatory exclusive representation.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said
in his State of the State address that a Supreme Court decision could end
public labor unions.
Cuomo has had over the years a truculent relationship with some
labor unions, including the
public sector organizations who he battled
in his first term
in order to win cost savings
in new contracts.
Contractors, vendors,
public workers, office seekers: «Their daily First Read newsletter, with the daily schedule (for government events
in New York), is basically required reading for anyone with a stake
in civic life,» David Galarza, communications specialist at the Civil Service Employees Association, a New York
public - sector
labor union, told me.
Midway through his second term, Cuomo has not engaged
in a rough - and - tumble negotiation with the two largest
public - sector
labor unions, CSEA and PEF.
If the court sides with Mr. Janus, it would spark the biggest change
in government
labor relations and state politics
in New York since the passage of the Taylor Law
in 1967, which first established ground rules for
public employee
unions.
In addition to support from
labor unions and supporters of
public financing of political campaigns, Senate Democrats are expected to receive strong organizational support from groups that focus on women's health and workplace rights issues.
Top
union and business leaders say they have not witnessed so many victories for
labor in decades, as the forces of
public and private - sector
unions came together to leave a remarkable footprint on the new $ 156 billion state budget.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments
in a case that could disrupt the finances of
public - sector
unions, but
labor leaders vowed to fight back even if the court's decision doesn't go their way.
The
Public Employees Federation's Executive Board met
in the Empire State Plaza today, after switching venues from the Albany Hilton, since the Hilton's owners and private sector trade
unions are
in a
labor dispute.
Cuomo also wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65 and an end to the overtime
in the calculation of an employee's final average salary, among other proposals that
public -
labor unions have blasted.
Labor unions have been a reliable ally to McDonald
in previous races — he often noted that he's the son of a mill worker, and knows that unionized
public employees are a crucial constituent bloc.
The probe by Bharara's office comes as first - term PEF President Susan Kent, who faced criticism for her handling of Lee's case, is running for re-election to the top post
in the state's second - largest
public labor union.
According to a former
union president, John Samuelsen, the organization has secured better deals over the past eight years than any other
public labor group
in New York.
Cuomo has said
in his campaign that he would take on special interests including
public worker
unions to cap local property taxes and reduce state spending and other measures that the
labor - backed Working Families Party has fought since 1998.
There's an elephant
in the room of the city's
public - housing woes that the politicians don't want to discuss: the role of
labor unions — which boost costs and make it...
Public labor members rallied Monday in Albany as the Supreme Court heard the opening arguments of Janus v. AFSCME, a case that challenges automatic union dues paid by public - sector wo
Public labor members rallied Monday
in Albany as the Supreme Court heard the opening arguments of Janus v. AFSCME, a case that challenges automatic
union dues paid by
public - sector wo
public - sector workers.
Republican Sen. Bill Larkin on Friday announced he had received the backing of five
labor organizations
in the state, including the two largest
public workers employee
unions.
Public labor unions have drawn heavy influence in New York, both in the form of campaign donations and in public policy de
Public labor unions have drawn heavy influence
in New York, both
in the form of campaign donations and
in public policy de
public policy debates.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has had an uneasy relationship with some
public - sector
labor groups during the early years of his administration, blasted the case
in similar language this week when speaking at a convention for the Transport Workers
Union in Las Vegas.
The
union represents about 50,000 workers and is the second largest
public - workers
labor group
in the state.
There was a time when
public union workers had real clout, when legislators — before the county executive system took effect
in 2009 — shook
in their boots at the prospect of
labor unrest.