Sentences with phrase «union trade negotiations»

The Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament has released a series of brief background papers on the Canada — European Union trade negotiations that began last year and that are aimed at achieving a «Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement» (CETA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the sixth round of U.S. - European Union trade negotiations in Brussels moves toward conclusion, Friends of the Earth U.S. is dismayed by the fossil fuel industry's influence on the talks, as documented in a new report.

Not exact matches

CNBC takes a look at the key players in the negotiations who will determine how the U.K. is going to leave the Union, and what its future relationship with the trading bloc will be.

«Canada and the European Union wrap up ninth round of historic free trade negotiations,» proclaimed the headline.

A not - so - «grate» proposal from the European Union to ban U.S. cheese makers from using names like Parmesan and Feta is stinking up trade negotiations.

Removing Mr. Fast from his role, as the government seeks to land a free - trade deal with the European Union, could undermine negotiations.

The Government will soon complete negotiations on a comprehensive economic and trade agreement with the European Union.

It will depend on the trade negotiations between UK and the remaining countries in the European Union.

Chen Weiguang, head of the Guangzhou city federation of trade unions, said Thursday the agency will meet company executives or send working groups to push hard for collective salary negotiation if any Fortune 500 company failed to comply before the deadline.

The label itself seems to have emerged from the Canada - European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, when there was opposition in some EU countries to concluding a deal with Canada.

The fact that the French government under Lionel Jospin decided in October 1998 to withdraw from negotiations on the Multilateral Accord on Investment (MAI) was the result of a great opposition campaign launched by various movements, trade unions and parties in France, and also in the United States, the Third World and Europe in general.

A UN Commission on Transnational Corporations devoted about 15 years of study and negotiation on a draft Code of Conduct for Transnational Corporations that included a general provision requiring transnational corporations to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms in the countries where they operate and more detailed provisions on observance of laws on labor relations and involvement of trade unions.

I credit [Australian Council of Trade Unions president] Ged Kearney and her intervention as being a game changer in this industrial negotiation.»

The EU functions as a customs union that transferred trade negotiations to the EU level.

Scrutiny should also give a public voice to those seeking to be heard by the Government in the negotiations — businesses, trade unions, civil society generally, the devolved administrations, Gibraltar, and the Channel Islands.

«The decision by UVW to initiate industrial action is disappointing, especially considering cleaners and recognised trade union representatives are still engaged in constructive negotiations.»

«What we would want is to negotiate around our ability to influence the trade negotiations that would take place on behalf of us all - both ourselves and European countries - in terms of trade via a customs union.

At the meeting, members noted that Mr Corbyn had promised to restore national pay negotiations in the civil service and oppose further cuts to pay and redundancy terms, and to repeal the Trade Union Act.

Also invited were Chairmen, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Joint Negotiation Council (JNC), Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), traders, as well as representative of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) and Civil Society Organisations (CSO).

The Trade Union Congress president, Bobboi Kaigama, also said the organised labour expected the negotiations and recommendations to be concluded before the end of the quarter.

That negotiation typically involves the mayor, the speaker, the land use committee, special interest groups, community organizations, unions and trade groups.

Yesterdays «news» on the Collins review of the Labour Party — trade union link is that Ed Miliband's reform plans are faltering: there's a hiccup in the negotiations between Paul Kenny on behalf of the affiliated unions and the Leader's office, but it's about -LSB-...]

The same objection is more relevant in the example of trade unions or employer collectives forming to bid up or down the price of labor; if all employers collude to fix the price of labor and lock out all workers, then there is no economic reason to call negotiation of wages fair or just, and the courts long ago found such anticompetitive practices sufficient cause to uphold the right of workers to unionize.

While California cap - and - trade doesn't apply directly to us, it does apply to the joint powers authority called PWRPA that we helped establish to get our power, and we may have a chance to sell carbon allowances from environmental improvements that we make (at 1:53:00, end of staff presentation): In addition to what you can see on the video is the 3 hours that we spent in closed (confidential) session to discuss internally the negotiations with labor unions for new contracts.

«In backroom negotiations, [U.S. trade representative Michael] Froman has worked to undermine new European Union fuel standards intended to lower the continent's carbon emissions.

Friends of the Earth alarmed by President Obamas State of the Union remarks on Atlantic and Pacific trade negotiations

In his 2013 State of the Union message, President Obama announced that the U.S. would move forward on negotiations with the European Union for the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a trade deal that raises a raft of serious environmental concTrade and Investment Partnership, a trade deal that raises a raft of serious environmental conctrade deal that raises a raft of serious environmental concerns.

Today, the first official round of negotiations between the European Union (EU) and Central American countries begins in San José, Costa Rica, with the view of establishing a comprehensive «Association Agreement» between both regions, covering trade, political dialogue and cooperation aspects.

Humane Society International cautiously welcomed the conclusion of negotiations for the modernisation of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Mexico.

The Code now requires first contract arbitration to resolve negotiations between an employer and a newly - certified trade union.

Diplomatic negotiations with employee / trade union representatives often materialise over proposed amendments to employees» pension plans.

His work on behalf of international corporations has helped to successfully challenge legislative intervention to impose mandatory Trade Union recognition in employment negotiations.

Myriad negotiations will ensue to determine how a future trade between Britain and the European Union might work once the Lisbon treaty is invoked.

(a) the employer and the trade union shall attempt to negotiate an arrangement for holding the money in trust, and, if the negotiations are successful, the money shall be held in trust in accordance with the arrangement agreed upon; and

Participating in the collective negotiations between enterprises and trade unions, and drafting collective contracts

He also provides trade unions with strategic advice and representation concerning collective agreement negotiations.

Offers skilful handling of dismissals, large - scale redundancies and negotiations with trade unions.

Notable mandates: principal negotiator and senior legal counsel to the Algonquins of Ontario in ongoing treaty negotiations in a land claim that covers most of eastern Ontario, including the nation's capital, and in which more than 1.2 million people reside; representing USW Local 2251, the largest local union at Essar Steel Algoma Inc., in the Algoma CCAA restructuring; two significant insurance coverage appellate victories, Urbanmine Inc. et al v. St Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company et al and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada v. Intact Insurance Company; acting for North American Fur Auctions, successor to the original Hudson's Bay fur trading business, in connection with the amendment, restatement and re-syndication of a credit facility to include Export Development Canada; acted for La Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Québec with respect to credit facilities to finance the construction of a highrise condominium complex containing an affordable housing component

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