Sentences with phrase «transit workers union»

«This is a lady who stands on her own two feet,» Espaillat said of Alcantara last week as she received the endorsement of the Transit Workers Union Local 100.

It also appears Alcantara has picked up labor endorsements that were expected by Jackson and Lasher, one of which is that of Transit Workers Union Local 100.

But Hizzoner has held on to much of his labor support, including the powerful United Federation of Teachers and Transit Workers Union.

But Espaillat secured the support of the Transit Workers Union and several smaller labor organizations, and garnered endorsements from Mark - Viverito, two overlapping councilmen and from several of his fellow state senators.

Recently, CVH released a statement with dozens of high profile New York elected officials and other allies, such as District Council 37 and Transit Workers Union Local 100, calling for the expansion of the Transitional Jobs program in New York City and the termination of the Work Experience Program.

In terms of unions, Mr. Espaillat has the backing of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and the Transit Workers Union Local 100, while Mr. Rangel has won endorsements from all three of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employee unions: DC 37, DC 1707 and the Civil Service Employees Association.

Transit Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) has launched a new campaign calling out Mayor Bill de Blasio for...

She has also been endorsed by former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer and the Transit Workers Union Local 100.

In today's congressional endorsement news, Hakeem Jeffries, the Brooklyn Assembly running to replace the retiring Ed Towns, announced the backing of a slew of elected officials in a new corner of his reconfigured district, while longtime incumbent Nydia Velazquez got the support of the transit workers union.

The Transit Workers Union has shown an unflinching faith in Espaillat, endorsing him for Congress a third time this spring even after he struck out his first two at - bats.

The MTA and transit workers union reached a tentative contract agreement after failing to meet a midnight deadline, union president John Samuelsen said.

Among those honored at the event were New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli; Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James; New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito; and Transit Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 President John Samuelsen.

Nearly 2,000 workers from Transit Workers Union Local 100 (TWU Local 100) traveled to Albany on March 27th to meet with members of the state legislature in the Senate and Assembly for the organization's annual «Lobby Day.»

The Transit Workers Union (TWU) has filed suit against Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City of New York, claiming that Vision Zero is unconstitutionally vague.

The Mayor has also recruited NYCHA tenant leaders, and most recently, the Transit Workers Union to support the plan (read our open letter to the TWC here).

Among its members are District Council 37 (DC 37); Transit Workers Union Local 100 (TWU Local 100); New York State Nurses» Association (NYSNA); United Federation of Teachers (UFT); and others.

Also at 11 a.m., the state Nurses Association, Transit Workers Union and climate change activist challenge New York to step up after Trump's exit from Paris Agreement on climate change, outside Senate lobby, state Capitol, Albany.

The Transit Workers Union in a statement said it «likes the idea» of a surcharge for millionaires to bolster the New York City subway system, but called the move a «long - term solution.»

The Transit Workers Union and the Working Families Party is at odds over the push directed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help flip Republican - held House seats in New York.

«Human nature kicks in, and he did what I hope most men would do,» said the head of the transit workers union in Oroc's defense.

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Unifor represents over 30,000 members in BC, including 5,000 transit operators, mechanics, SeaBus and maintenance workers in Metro Vancouver in Union locals 111 and 2200.

The B.C. Federation of Labour represents close to 500,000 members throughout British Columbia and includes many unions representing transit workers, including COPE Local 378, CUPE and BCGEU.

James O'Brien, president of the Boston Carmen's Union, which represents T transit workers, blamed the agency, saying that for years managers encouraged drivers to take unpaid medical leave rather than paid sick days.

The union that represents transit workers on Tuesday in a statement cheered the broad strokes of a plan being adopted by the MTA that seeks to provide faster fixes and expedited maintenance for subway cars.

The subway - workers union and transit watchdogs are questioning whether the MTA can meet its goal of hiring some 2,700 new maintenance staff as part of its new plan to fix the subways, pointing to problems recruiting for these specialized jobs.

Amalgamated Transit Union, ATU Local 726, ATU Local 1056, ATU Local 1179 ATU Local 1181 - 1061, American Council of Engineering Companies of New York Asian Americans for Equality, Center for Working Families, Citizens Committee for NYC, Common Cause / NY, Construction Industry Council, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems, DC 37, DC 37 Local 375B, DC37 Local 1655, Empire State Transportation Alliance, Environmental Defense Fund, General Contractors Association of New York, League of Women Voters of the City of NY, League of Women Voters of New York State, Long Island Contractors» Association, Inc. (LICA), MTA Coalition of Unions, National Conference of Firemen and Oilers, New York Building Congress, NY League of Conservation Voters, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, NYS Council of Machinists, NY State Legislative Conference Board, NYS Transportation Equity Alliance, PCAC to MTA, Pratt Center for Community Development, Regional Plan Association, Reinvent Albany, Teamsters Local 808, Transit Riders Action Committee, Transportation Alternatives, TWU Local 100, TWU Local 252, TWU Local2001, TWU Local 2054, Transport Workers International Union of America, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, UPROSE, We Act for Environmental Justice, Women's City Club.

The New Year's Eve event will be hosted by the Association for a Better New York, Blasters, Drillrunners and Miners Local 29, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, Central Park Conservancy, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Municipal Art Society of New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York Historical Society, the New York Mets, New York State Council on the Arts, New York Transit Museum, Partnership for New York City, Real Estate Board of New York, Regional Plan Association, NYC Sandhogs Local 147, Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing backlash from the city's transport workers union for skipping out on funeral services for two transit workers killed on the job last month.

With two days left before New Jersey Transit rail workers could go on strike, negotiators from the agency and its rail unions met again yesterday but did not reach an agreement.

On Tues., July 24th, Transit Workers» Union Local 100, together with transit riders, elected officials and community advocTransit Workers» Union Local 100, together with transit riders, elected officials and community advoctransit riders, elected officials and community advocates...

John Samuelsen, President of Transport Workers Union Local 100, said: «Our city's transit workers deserve the same level of respect and protections that we offer to New Yorkers each and eveWorkers Union Local 100, said: «Our city's transit workers deserve the same level of respect and protections that we offer to New Yorkers each and eveworkers deserve the same level of respect and protections that we offer to New Yorkers each and every day.

On Tues., July 24th, Transit Workers» Union Local 100, together with transit riders, elected officials and community advocates, gathered on City Hall's steps to announce the launch of the «Bring Back Our Buses and Subways» campaign and called on the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to restore all transit services cut iTransit Workers» Union Local 100, together with transit riders, elected officials and community advocates, gathered on City Hall's steps to announce the launch of the «Bring Back Our Buses and Subways» campaign and called on the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to restore all transit services cut itransit riders, elected officials and community advocates, gathered on City Hall's steps to announce the launch of the «Bring Back Our Buses and Subways» campaign and called on the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) to restore all transit services cut iTransit Authority (MTA) to restore all transit services cut itransit services cut in 2010.

The Transport Workers Union — which represents 38,000 city transit workers who operate the subways and buses — knows it's likely to lose easy access to dues colleWorkers Union — which represents 38,000 city transit workers who operate the subways and buses — knows it's likely to lose easy access to dues colleworkers who operate the subways and buses — knows it's likely to lose easy access to dues collections.

In what could be the beginning of the end for booth - dwelling workers, the MTA is in negotiations with the transit union to create a new title, «customer service ambassador,» with new duties.

Transit workers, joined by union members from across the country, gathered in Times Square on Wednesday to rally against a major airline's plan to open a new maintenance facility overseas.

Viewpoint: How New York Transit Workers Broke the State Pattern Even unions not in a position to strike can beat back the worst of austerity.

Train and bus operators with Transit Workers Local 100 did better than expected, but no union was able to escape the political box created by Democrats who refuse to tax the rich.

Members of dozens of city and state unions joined the rally Monday, including hardhats from the Building and Trades Council, teachers from the United Federation of Teachers, transit workers from Transport Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several community workers from Transport Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several community Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several community groups.

Sanders, meanwhile, has the backing of the labor - backed Working Families Party, the Communications Workers of America, the Amalgamated Transit Union, the New York State Nurses Association, and the American Postal Workers Union.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Local government transit workers would retain their collective bargaining rights under the latest version of Gov. Scott Walker's union proposal to be voted on by the Legislature this week.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Liberty Lines Bus Operators, Mechanics, Cleaners and other workers will be getting 11 % pay raises under a tentative contract Transport Workers Union Local 100 negotiated with Liberty Transiworkers will be getting 11 % pay raises under a tentative contract Transport Workers Union Local 100 negotiated with Liberty TransiWorkers Union Local 100 negotiated with Liberty Transit Inc..

UFT President Michael Mulgrew didn't mince words when he addressed hundreds of angry Transport Workers Union Local 100 members protesting the Metropolitan Transit Authority's attempt to overturn a binding arbitration ruling that awarded transit workers an 11 percent pay increase over threeWorkers Union Local 100 members protesting the Metropolitan Transit Authority's attempt to overturn a binding arbitration ruling that awarded transit workers an 11 percent pay increase over threeTransit Authority's attempt to overturn a binding arbitration ruling that awarded transit workers an 11 percent pay increase over threetransit workers an 11 percent pay increase over threeworkers an 11 percent pay increase over three years.

«The power play between the two of them is impacting [services],» said Earl Phillips, secretary - treasurer of Transport Workers Union Local 100, which represents transit workers in thWorkers Union Local 100, which represents transit workers in thworkers in the city.

Already, the Transport Workers Union, which has been engaged in bitter criticism of de Blasio over funding for an emergency Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plan put forward by Lhota (again the agency's chair), has spent $ 119,025 on a TV ad attacking the mayor (TWU is seen as an ally of Governor Andrew Cuomo, a consistent de Blasio foe with whom the union negotiates its major labor contraUnion, which has been engaged in bitter criticism of de Blasio over funding for an emergency Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plan put forward by Lhota (again the agency's chair), has spent $ 119,025 on a TV ad attacking the mayor (TWU is seen as an ally of Governor Andrew Cuomo, a consistent de Blasio foe with whom the union negotiates its major labor contraunion negotiates its major labor contracts).

MANHATTAN — The union for MTA workers wants to hold Mayor Bill de Blasio accountable for the crumbling transit system with a new ad campaign aimed at putting the heat on Hizzoner.

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 President Bob Kinnear had endorsed the deal, but it is speculated that a number of maintenance workers were not happy with the lack of job security given in the agreement.

Random drug testing on TTC employees will begin later this month after a judge dismissed an application from the transit workers» union for an injunction — read more...

First, having been a member of what I considered to be a militant (most seem to be militant in my estimation) trade union (United Association of Steamfitters and Plumbers of America, Local 46, Toronto) for approximately ten years, I would concur with you vis a vis your apparent assumption that said unions have worn out their societal usefulness, and now serve only the purposes of their membership, and to hell with the public interest economically speaking, not to mention the absolute chaos the actions of powerful public sector unions create when they cause their entire membership to go on strike, for eg., the Toronto garbage workers» strike, the Toronto transit workers» strike etc..