Member of the town's negotiation team working towards successful
Union Labor Contracts for multiple town departments
Outgoing Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santino presided Tuesday over sweeping changes to the town's
union labor contract and ushered in 192 personnel moves during his final meeting as the head of the town board.
Jean also handles
union labor contract negotiations, labor grievance arbitrations, unfair labor practices and other issues under the NLRA.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our
contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply
contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from
labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the
unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Joshua B. Freeman,
labor historian and CUNY professor at Queens College in New York said he would call the
contract a win for the
union, while noting the increasing rarity of a strike of that size and length.
Verizon and the two striking
unions were in
contract discussions with the help of the U.S. Department of
Labor.
«It's not uncommon for
Unions to band together in support of each other during difficult
contract negotiations,» Southwest's senior vice president of
labor relations, Randy Babbitt, told Fortune in a statement.
This enables corporate managers to threaten bankruptcy of their pension plans or entire companies, General Motors - style, if
labor unions do not renegotiate their pension
contracts downward.
Complains Tusk, «
Labor unions should be pro
contract workers getting benefits, but if everyone can have the flexibility of being an independent contractor while also enjoying benefits, why would anyone have jobs?»
As the Chicago case shows, the obstacles to putting healthy foods in school cafeterias are many: the high cost of organic meals, long - standing
contracts for frozen and pre-packaged food and
labor union issues.
That concern echoes the assessment of DiNapoli's New York City counterpart, Comptroller Scott Stringer, who recently called the
contracts the «Achilles heel» of the de Blasio administration, and said budget chaos will ensue if the mayor doesn't reach agreements with the city's
labor unions by the end of June.
Moody's Investors Service weighed in today on the nine - year
contract deal reached by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYC teachers
union, the UFT, saying that while the agreement «could eliminate» fiscal uncertainty by paving the way for other outstanding
labor contracts, it also comes at a «large» cost and relies on assumptions that may or may not come to pass.
«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.»
Acknowledging such a right would immediately conflict with Tomasi's commitment to enshrining a basic right of individuals to negotiate their own
labor contracts:
union contracts are toothless if they do not cover everyone working for a firm.
In the face of a round of critical statements issued by organized
labor groups allied with Gov. Andrew Cuomo following her oblique comments regarding the connection between
union contracts and the high cost of digging NYC subway tunnels, Cynthia Nixon received some support from an unlikely source.
«It's clear that politically connected
unions are trying desperately to prevent New Yorkers from even having this conversation — and it's equally clear that these same people are the only ones who benefit from the status quo on
labor contracts at the MTA.
Labor unions, some of which negotiate
contracts with the state, quit the party over the Nixon endorsement.
The City of Buffalo will never confront its basic problems when the state increases its aid by $ 52 million, he said, and burdensome
labor contracts will continue to hold back municipalities as long as their
unions are protected by the Taylor Law.
More than a year and a half after its most recent
contract expired, New York's second - largest state worker's
union has reached a tentative three - year
labor agreement with the Cuomo administration.
The
labor union that represents CUNY faculty and staff, the Profession Staff Congress, has threatened to strike at the start of the next academic year if they do not receive a new
contract.
Also: CapCon's Casey Seiler reports that picketing Verizon workers is accusing Verizon of using «Wisconsin - style» tactics (shorthand these days in
labor - speak for «
union - busting») during
contract negotiations.
Meanwhile, her agency spent $ 341 million from 2014 through 2017 on overtime costs dictated by
labor contracts between the city and the
unions.
When Hart was asked how she would deal with the
union, Bellone interrupted and said commissioners don't typically get involved in
labor contract negotiations.
Despite her more than two decades in the FBI, heading the Suffolk Police Department will bring her new challenges such as dealing with the powerful police
labor unions, specifically the Police Benevolent Association, whose
contract is up in 2019.
The PBA and other county
unions are negotiating with Mangano and the Nassau Interim Finance Authority over new
labor contracts.
The
union's rank - and - file last year initially voted down a
labor agreement forged between PEF's leadership and the administration, leading Cuomo to threaten mass layoffs of state workers unless a second, revenue - neutral
contract was approved.
PEF insiders say that two senior officials at the
union exited last week: Jim Hair, the director of
labor relations and a co-leader of the PEF
contract team, and Scott Morlock, the assistant director of public relations.
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.
A close ally of the
labor - backed Working Families Party, Mr. de Blasio called on federal government
contracts to «give special consideration» to businesses that recognize the right to unionize, blaming the decline of
union power for the rise of income inequality.
Ms. Ferreras nonetheless acknowledged «many uncertainties» in the plan, including, most notably, unresolved
labor contracts with nearly every one of the city's municipal
labor unions, which could cost the city as much as $ 7 billion to settle, according to some estimates.
Cuomo made his commitment to steer public - works
contracts to
union labor just minutes after thanking
union representatives for supporting him in previous elections.
It is noted that «the cost of these reimbursements [is] roughly $ 1.7 million... According to the annual reports by the accounting firm O'Connor Davies Munns & Dobbins, Rockland County failed to budget for the prescription co-pay refunds for several years in a row, under the assumption that county officials could eliminate the benefit during
contract talks with
labor unions.
With every city municipal
labor contract having expired during the Bloomberg administration,
unions are expecting new
contracts and significant amounts of retroactive pay.
The Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a state monitoring board in control of the county's finances, has said it will not consider new
labor pacts until
unions turn over verified summaries of the major terms in existing
contracts.
They accounted for the $ 13.6 billion cost of all the
contracts by adding funds to the existing
labor reserve in the budget, spending $ 1 billion from a separate account known as the «health stabilization fund» and forcing
unions to come up with $ 3.4 billion worth of health care savings through FY2018.
The
union and Mahoney are about to start negotiating a new
labor contract, which expires at the end of the year.
That is why I am pushing for
labor contract negotiations to resume, as well as, encouraging our state leaders to repeal the Triborough Amendment that basically discourages
unions from coming to the bargaining table.
«We are at war with the reformers,» Mulgrew said bluntly in an extraordinary admission during a gathering of 3,400
union delegates who voted for a new
labor contract Wednesday night.
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.
Onondaga County's largest government employee
union has again rejected a
labor contract.
But early on as governor he was at odds with public - sector
labor groups, including public employee
unions he battled over
contract renewals as well as a new, less generous pension tier during his first term.
The
union that represents employees at the Hilton Albany is pressing for a requirement in a new
labor contract that panic buttons be distributed to hotel staff.
Kent and Garcia have hired veteran
labor negotiator Eddie Kay to help with upcoming talks on the
union's
contract, which runs out April 1.
The Southold Town Board unanimously passed a $ 41.6 million 2014 budget at a Tuesday night meeting attended by more than two dozen
labor union employees who have been working without a
contract since January.
It would be refreshing, invigorating even, to hear him (or any other component of the Democrat bobble - headed doll - set presently occupying the council chambers) publicly question just one, single: expenditure, bonding - plan or
labor union contract demand.
It is also offering binding arbitration services to communities and their police and firefighter
unions to help save money on
labor contracts.
Bill de Blasio and the teachers
union struck a deal on a new
contract, ending a nearly five - year
labor dispute and potentially setting a template for negotiations with the city's other
unions.
But in a story last year, Politico New York reported that 62 percent of donors had business or
labor contracts before the city, or were trying to get a project approved — including the
union DC37, which was negotiating a
contract, and a manufacturer of scented garbage bags who eventually got a
contract to provide them to the city.
Labor negotiations are typically conducted behind closed doors before a
contract is presented for council and
union approval.
This is because those rules were long ago written into
labor contracts, giving public employee
unions a veto over any reforms.