Sentences with phrase «rail workers in»

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In recent days, Sanders has stumped with striking Verizon workers, railing about large corporations destroying the middle class through cost - cutting and low wages that create economic stagnation and widen the gulf between the 1 percenters and everyone else.

It points to federal interference in collective bargaining for workers at Air Canada, CP Rail and Canada Post as evidence.

British workers are estimated to be paying over six times more on rail fares than commuters in Europe, according an Action for Rail strail fares than commuters in Europe, according an Action for Rail stRail study.

But the president has long railed against US companies that hire and produce their goods abroad, touching on the concerns of American workers who have lost their jobs in manufacturing.

The union representing the 4,800 rail workers who walked off the job claimed CP was angling to cut their pensions by up to 40 %, despite making a profit in the previous year.

Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) furloughed 3,900 workers in 2015 as rail traffic slowed.

A number of modern urban newspapers, such as the Baltimore Sun, the Richmond Times — Dispatch, and the Hartford Courant ran advertisements before the Civil War for the sale of slaves or the recapture of runaways; all four of the major North American railroads own rail lines that were built with slave labor; the founder of Lehman Bros. bought slaves as workers for the firm when it was founded in pre — Civil War Alabama.

«That meddlesome regulation encouraging healthcare workers to obstruct needed treatment considered offensive,» Barbara Coombs Lee, the head of Compassion and Choices, railed on her blog, «allows ideologues in health care to place their own dogmatic beliefs above all.»

On a field near Pier A in Hoboken, to which Borsellino had moved his charges, a young woman in Lycra stretched, watched by municipal workers scraping melted candle wax from a railing.

While Long Island Rail Road workers feast on overtime, its service is the worst it's been in nearly two decades, according to a state report released yesterday.

A 300 - pound transit worker died this morning when the railing he was leaning against broke, sending him plummeting about 20 feet to a lower level in an East Harlem train station, police and sources said.

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley) announced Thursday 11 union endorsements in his re-election bid, including the Suffolk County Correction Officers Association, Smart Transportation Divison of the Long Island Rail Road, Transport Workers Union Local 252 and Plumbers Local Union No. 200.

After conceding to pay a part of health insurance costs, unionized transit workers of Metro Bus and Rail are looking at potentially receiving their first pay raise in eight years.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, center, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman Joe Lhota, right, on tracks, watch as a worker cuts a gap in a section of track to create a continuous welded rail at the Avenue M Subway Station in Brooklyn, on May 7.

Union funding of political parties also came under scrutiny, with Policy Exchange railing against the default position for union membership being a commitment to donation rather than allowing workers to «opt - in» if they so choose.

Worried time is running out, several Long Island State Senators are urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to intercede in the stalled contract negotiations between the MTA and Long Island Rail Road workers.

The tougher choices down the road could include major cuts in state education spending — the political third rail for many lawmakers; or what are euphemistically called «revenue enhancers,» also known as higher or new taxes; or a cap on state spending, which such powerful labor groups as the teachers and health - care workers unions fight against tooth and nail.

Long Island Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin announced 11 union endorsements in his re-election bid, including the Suffolk County Correction Officers Association, Smart Transportation Divison of the Long Island Rail Road, Transport Workers Union Local 252 and Plumbers Local Union No. 200.

In April workers from the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union successfully challenged plans to deny Metronet staff the same benefits as those already employed by TfL.

Rail workers are on strike in Belguim.

Finally, she thanked her supporters and campaign workers, with special thanks to rail unions ASLEF and the TSSA who had nominated her, in the form of a ringing endorsement of the 13 year old repeated conference commitment to take the railways back into public ownership.

He seemed to channel Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at some points in his talk, railing against corporate CEOs, who he says now make 371 times more money than the average worker.

Laura Curran (D - Baldwin), one of two Democrats vying to challenge Martins in November, received the endorsement of three labor unions — the Sheet Metal Air - Rail - Transportation [SMART] Union's Transportation Division; Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union Local 1102 and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1049.

- «[D] evelop a new commuter rail and multi-modal station in downtown Buffalo and completing Buffalo's light rail extension to University at Buffalo's North Campus will provide 20,000 + students access to downtown Buffalo and the waterfront, as well as connect urban job seekers with suburban employment centers, helping Buffalo to deliver economic inclusion for all the region's workers.»

Some residents of Ido Local government area in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital and their counterparts from Odeda Local government area in Ogun state on Monday sacked Chinese construction workers handling the Ibadan - Lagos light rail project.

While working on the route of U.K.'s new high - speed rail line HS2, workers discovered an ancient coastline in a London suburb.

Helena Bonham Carter plays Red Harrington, a madam in a brothel that does not at all shy away from the fact that her girls «entertain» the rail road workers.

«California's investments in high - speed rail are creating jobs for American workers today and building a strong foundation for California's economic future,» said Secretary LaHood.

In addition, 30 rail companies from around the world have pledged that if selected for high - speed rail contracts, they will hire American workers and expand their bases of operation in the United StateIn addition, 30 rail companies from around the world have pledged that if selected for high - speed rail contracts, they will hire American workers and expand their bases of operation in the United Statein the United States.

«The District of Columbia is among the first in the nation to achieve SSO Program certification to strengthen rail transit passenger and worker safety,» said FTA Deputy Administrator K. Jane Williams.

To date, 30 rail companies from around the world have pledged that, if selected for high - speed rail contracts, they will hire American workers and expand their bases of operations in the United States.

The federal government's investment in passenger rail means more jobs for American workers and domestic companies.

«By investing in this light rail project, we are helping thousands of workers, seniors, students and others in Maricopa County connect with jobs, medical care, and all the services this region has to offer.»

They shipped in tons of ma - terial by rail, truck, and mule team and employed thousands of civilian workers.

We cheer her on as she rails against abusive boyfriends and apathetic social workers, her defiance rendered in a rich Midlothian brogue.»

A quick - thinking MTA worker yelled for them to lie in the trench between the rails, and the imperiled pair survived being run over by an A train.â $ ¨ â $ ¨ In the days that followed, word spread like wildfire about this amazing act of loyaltin the trench between the rails, and the imperiled pair survived being run over by an A train.â $ ¨ â $ ¨ In the days that followed, word spread like wildfire about this amazing act of loyaltIn the days that followed, word spread like wildfire about this amazing act of loyalty.

Rail at Center of Stimulus Package China's high speed rail build - out is at the front and center of its stimulus spending, in large part out of fear: little is more intimidating to Beijing's leaders than the sight of thousands of unemployed workRail at Center of Stimulus Package China's high speed rail build - out is at the front and center of its stimulus spending, in large part out of fear: little is more intimidating to Beijing's leaders than the sight of thousands of unemployed workrail build - out is at the front and center of its stimulus spending, in large part out of fear: little is more intimidating to Beijing's leaders than the sight of thousands of unemployed workers.

Lawyers of rail workers arrested in connection with Lac - Mégantic derailment say charges should be dropped, Montreal Gazette

Our partner, John Cooper, has chaired the FELA Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice and its Railroad Law Section, and remains a widely recognized advocate for workers» rights in the field of rail and train accidents.

In a recent decision that will concern all employers, the Employment Appeal Tribunal («EAT») clarified the meaning of «equivalent period of compensatory rest» under Regulation 24 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 in Crawford v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd. and held that an employer must provide workers with a 20 minute period of continuous rest for every 6 hours workeIn a recent decision that will concern all employers, the Employment Appeal Tribunal («EAT») clarified the meaning of «equivalent period of compensatory rest» under Regulation 24 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 in Crawford v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd. and held that an employer must provide workers with a 20 minute period of continuous rest for every 6 hours workein Crawford v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd. and held that an employer must provide workers with a 20 minute period of continuous rest for every 6 hours worked.

The Koch family has been involved in American politics since the 1930s, when Dutch immigrant Harry Koch railed against workers» unions and New Deal programs like Social Security from a Texas newspaper he owned.

Some workers drive trains, some coordinate the activities of the trains, and others operate signals and switches in the rail yard.

A yard supervisor is a professional working in the rail transportation industry and they have the duty to supervise and direct yard workers and operations.