Sentences with phrase «union albany»

Via Times Union ALBANY — After months of listening to Gov. Andrew Cuomo assail him as responsible for a bill he voted against, U.S. Rep. John Faso closed -LSB-...]

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ALBANY — Mayor Bloomberg's drive to end «last in / first out» protections for underachieving city teachers got a big boost in the state Senate last night with the introduction of a measure to end the union - backed practice, The Post has learned.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Hours after the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the state of New York for what it called the unequal treatment, abuse and denial of rights of farmworkers, the governor said he won't fight it in court.

ALBANY — Gov. Paterson has put massive state employee layoffs «on the radar screen» after being told the no - layoff pledge he signed with public employee unions last year is not legally binding, The Post has learned.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The union representing New York correction officers says new security methods are needed to reduce the amount of contraband smuggled into state prisons, while prison officials say more prohibited items are being seized than ever before.

ALBANY — Today State Senator Daniel Squadron, State Senator Todd Kaminsky, State Senators Liz Krueger, Gustavo Rivera, Neil Breslin, Velmanette Montgomery, George Latimer, and Brad Hoylman, Assemblymembers Brian Kavanagh and Jo Anne Simon, Citizen Action NY, League of Women Voters of NYS, Common Cause / NY, and Citizens Union urged Senate passage of Squadron's bill to close the LLC Loophole (S60B / A6975C - Kavanagh).

ALBANY — Gov. Paterson condemned union big Danny Donohue as «self - absorbed» yesterday for dismissing the threat of weekly furloughs with a single word: «Nuts!»

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio is getting a rare boost from a top Bloomberg aide, as former deputy mayor Howard Wolfson called Governor Andrew Cuomo's embrace of disability pension reform that police and fire unions are clamoring for «surprising and disappointing from a taxpayer perspective.»

ALBANY - Former Public Employee Federation officers - turned - dissidents Sue Kent and Carlos Garcia may not officially participate in next week's union convention in Lake Placid.

ALBANY — A day after a debate hosted by the Times Union, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan challenged a figure on minorities in the city workforce cited by mayoral rival Common Council President Carolyn McLaughlin.

ALBANY — The optics were unmistakable, and obviously crafted: Senate Independent Democratic Conference leader Jeff Klein, shoulder to shoulder with union - backed progressive advocates who just nine months ago were getting arrested outside his office as they denounced him as a sell - out.

ALBANY — Bronx senator Jeff Klein is rolling out the support of more labor unions, as the Working Families Party and its allies continue pressuring him to re-unite with mainstream Democrats.

ALBANY — Two of the three candidates running in the Democratic primary for Albany mayor sought support Saturday from the union for city blue collar workers, but incumbent Mayor Sheehan passed, claiming the union already backs an opponent.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Several labor unions say that more than $ 400,000 in contributions by Walmart since 2001 helped bring about the creation of an unusual taxpayer - paid subsidy last month to help employers offset a higher minimum wage in New York.

ALBANY, NY (06/18/2012)(readMedia)-- Today, the NYS AFL - CIO, which represents 2.5 million union members, their families, and retirees, announced that it has endorsed the reelection of Congressman Charlie Rangel (NY - 13).

ALBANY, NY (04/12/2010)(readMedia)-- Joined by labor leaders representing 2 1/2 million union members across the state, New York State AFL - CIO President Denis Hughes today announced the Labor Federation's endorsement of Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.

ALBANY, NY (06/12/2012)(readMedia)-- Today, the NYS AFL - CIO, which represents 2.5 million union members, their families, and retirees, announced that it has endorsed the reelection campaign of Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez in Congressional District 7.

ALBANY, NY — Syracuse - headquartered Dinosaur Bar - B - Que restaurants will open a permanent food concession stand in Albany's Times Union Center.

ALBANY, N.Y. — After days of avoiding the fray, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging unions and transportation managers to restart negotiations to avert a strike on the nation's largest commuter railroad.

ALBANY, NY (02/21/2012)(readMedia)-- Today, the NYS AFL - CIO, which represents 2.5 million union members, announced that it has endorsed State Assembly Candidate Chris Fahey in the March 20th special election.

ALBANY, NY (09/16/2013)(readMedia)-- Susan Kent, president of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), will testify before a joint Assembly and Senate Standing Committees on the union's concern and solutions about the governor's plans for the state Office of Mental Health and Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

ALBANY, NY (08/01/2012)(readMedia)-- The newly elected leaders of the Public Employees Federation (PEF) officially took office today after they were sworn in by PEF's General Counsel Lisa King at the union's headquarters in Latham.

ALBANY — Teachers» unions are leveraging an unprecedented statewide protest of standardized testing in public schools as their latest weapon in a war with Governor Andrew Cuomo over education reform — whether the parent activists who began the so - called «opt out» movement like it or not.

ALBANY — As the Supreme Court weighs a challenge to the ability of public employee unions to collect dues from non-members, many observers are warning of doom and gloom for labor if the court rules against the unions.

ALBANY, NY (03/07/2012)(readMedia)-- Hundreds of union members from the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) and United University Professions (UUP) will rally in Brooklyn Thursday, March 8, to protest plans to close Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, and beds at SUNY Downstate University Hospital, and shift Downstate's inpatient operations to the Long Island College Hospital campus.

ALBANY — There was the smiling governor on Tuesday, sitting in a Midtown union hall beneath a giant union banner and next to four labor leaders, being lauded as «a true friend and fierce fighter for working families.»

ALBANY, NY (09/18/2009)(readMedia)-- WHO: The New York State AFL - CIO, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 15, and dozens of Building Trades Unions will be co-sponsoring the 8th Annual Ground Zero Motorcycle Ride.

ALBANY — The annual tradition in the State Legislature of proposing «sweeteners» to state pensions for workers and retirees represented by politically powerful unions has produced 120 bills so far worth hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits, according to the independent Citizens Budget Commission.

ALBANY, NY (07/16/2010)(readMedia)-- CSEA President Danny Donohue today recognized more than 2,000 union members across the state who work in probation services by declaring July 18 - 24, 2010 as «Parole, Probation and Community Supervision Week.»

ALBANY — For the first time in recent New York history, unions and other groups representing organized labor gave substantially more money to Democratic candidates for the State Senate than to Republican ones.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears to be in a better place to receive the AFL - CIO's endorsement this year than he was four years ago, when the union withheld its support.

ALBANY, NY (10/17/2011)(readMedia)-- The Executive Board of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) today voted to send a revised contract agreement with the state to the full union membership for ratification.

ALBANY — A union that endorsed District Attorney David Soares in 2007 threw its support behind Democratic challenger Lee Kindlon on Monday, expressing unhappiness with the incumbent's record on labor issues.

ALBANY — For the second time in four years, the state's largest teachers union has decided not to endorse Gov. Cuomo.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration pushed forward Wednesday with its plan to lay off up to 9,800 state workers, setting July 15 as the date for the first wave of terminations, according to a memo obtained by the Times Union.

ALBANY — After years as a pro-charter school operative, Democratic state Senate candidate Micah Lasher is adopting a more union - friendly attitude on education issues, vowing in his campaign literature to «ensure that charter schools have to play by the same rules.»

ALBANY — Albany County District Attorney David Soares is facing a personal injury lawsuit filed by two leaders of a law enforcement union who claim they suffered «mental anguish» from comments Soares made about them during the 2008 election cycle.

ALBANY — The Working Families Party is talking to a potential gubernatorial candidate who is a close ally of the teachers» union, sources said.

ALBANY — The uncertainty of who will be on the Working Families Party line for governor this fall is causing «real tension» between the party and the unions affiliated with...

ALBANY — Three powerful teachers» unions joined forces Friday to lobby for legislation that would create a moratorium on attaching «high stakes» to student scores on new state exams.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- New York's powerful teachers» union will sit out of this year's governor's race.

ALBANY, NY (03/04/2009)(readMedia)-- Citing his fresh perspective, CSEA — New York's Leading Union — has endorsed Scott Murphy in the special election in the 20th Congressional District.

ALBANY, NY (09/26/2011)(readMedia)-- The president of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) will hold a press conference Tuesday, September 27, at the American Arbitration Association in Manhattan to announce the ballot count results on the union's tentative contract agreement with the state.

ALBANY — Unions and their legislative allies are increasing the pressure on New York State education commissioner John King, with state lawmakers calling for his resignation and a powerful teachers» union planning public forums to «fill the void» created by the ones the commissioner canceled.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King said Tuesday that a call from teachers» unions for a three - year moratorium on using state exam results for «high - stakes» decisions is a «distraction» from the goal of improving New York graduates» outcomes in college and careers.

ALBANY, NY (07/30/2009)(readMedia)-- CSEA — New York's leading union — will support U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for re-election in 2010.

ALBANY, NY (08/04/2008)(readMedia)-- Retirees Win $ 3.6 million judgement against county WHITE PLAINS — CSEA, New York's leading union, has won a $ 3.6 million class action lawsuit against Westchester County on behalf of 1,600 retired union members.

ALBANY — The head of the city teachers union dismissed as «a load of crap» state Senate GOP efforts to tie the renewal of a law granting Mayor de Blasio control over the city school system to an expansion of charter schools.

ALBANY — New York's biggest teachers» union is spearheading a petition to ban standardized testing for the state's youngest students.

ALBANY — Citizens Union has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over a provision in a June reform bill, the group announced Tuesday.