Sentences with phrase «workers union president»

Along with Prendergast, the panel includes four MTA board members - Vice Chairman Freddy Ferrer, Regional Plan Association Chairman Scott Rechler, Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen and New York Hotel Trades Council President Peter Ward.

Longtime gay activist Cleve Jones, Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada Chair Derek Washington, Culinary Workers Union President Geoconda Arguello - Kline, Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network of Southern Nevada Co-Chair Howard Wa... Read

She told SEIU health care workers union President George Gresham that in order to implement an increase for home care workers who are often paid very low wages, Cuomo will have to re-examine the cap on Medicaid spending.

Not exact matches

Chuck Atkinson, president of transportation District 140 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the company's largest union, described Rovinescu's pay in a letter to the president as «a personal insult and a slap in the face to all our members.»

Earle McCurdy, president of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union, said the fund will help the fishery and plant workers take full advantage of the tradWorkers union, said the fund will help the fishery and plant workers take full advantage of the tradworkers take full advantage of the trade deal.

J. David Cox, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, a union that represents more than 670,000 workers in the executive branch, took a swing at the agency in ink: «We believe that the Central Personnel Data File was the targeted database, and that the hackers are now in possession of all personnel data for every federal employee, every federal retiree, and up to one million former federal employees,» he wrote in the letter dated Thursday, which Fortune obtained.

«Postal workers want to work and people need to know that it's safe to use the mail system,» said Mike Palecek, the union's president, in a statement.

That's one of the key reasons myRA, which President Obama announced during his 2014 State of the Union Address, was launched by the U.S. Treasury in 2015 as an easy way for all workers to begin saving for retirement.

«The culture of Southwest is just not the way it used to be,» Greg Puriski, president of Transport Workers Union Local 555, explained to Bloomberg.

Jerry Dias, president of the Unifor union which represents workers who assemble the Q400 and Global 7000 plane in Toronto said on Thursday the deal means Bombardier will keep the two programs in Canada.

Addressing the conference on Friday, the SEIU president, Mary Kay Henry, said the union's 2 million members supported the fast - food workers.

The embattled Uber founder decided to step down from President Donald Trump's business advisory board mere minutes before the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, a union that claims to represent 50,000 drivers in New York, was scheduled to protest the ride - hailing startup at the company's driver office in Long Island City, New York.

It turned out that CalPERS had acted at the behest of Sean Harrigan, Executive Director of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, who was then also serving as president of CalPERS board.

Of those, 420 are union members, said Doug Leikness, president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 538.

«It's an absolute disaster for Canada,» said Jerry Dias, president of Unifor, a union which represents 24,000 forestry workers at 134 companies.

Teamsters general president James P. Hoffa said at a union rally in Memphis on Wednesday that the Teamsters would organize the XPO warehouse workers.

«We and many allies made Canada Post an election issue in 2015, and the Liberals were elected on a promise to restore door - to - door and to consult on a new vision for Canada Post,» says Mike Palecek, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).

It is considered a bit of a faux pas to point this out, but what we are talking about in part is a Democratic president, a largely Democratic professional administrative class in Washington, and an IRS whose workers belong to a union whose political action committee gave roughly 95 % of its political contributions last year to Democrats.

I read an article in the Chicago Tribune today about the protest Wednesday and it said Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Mary Kay Henry called on the company to sit with a union at a national bargaining table and put some of its profits into the pockets of worUnion (SEIU) President Mary Kay Henry called on the company to sit with a union at a national bargaining table and put some of its profits into the pockets of worunion at a national bargaining table and put some of its profits into the pockets of workers.

Thin - lipped personnel men laugh heartily as they splash around in the mustard with union stewards; paunchy executives play two innings of slow - pitch softball and then rush off to recuperate at their country clubs; the president kisses babies belonging to graveyard - shift workers and delivers a speech prepared by the PR boys about the glorious future awaiting those who continue to love grand old Amalgamated Sponge.

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.

When he announced the endorsement, the union's president, Bruce Both, said Meng had «pledged her support for our Union's effort to hold Walmart accountable for reckless corporate policies that effect the worker families, small business owners, and women that live in the 6th Congressional,» adding: «Our Union believes that Grace will help unify an ethnically diverse community around the most pressing issue facing our Unions membership: keeping New York City Walmart free.&runion's president, Bruce Both, said Meng had «pledged her support for our Union's effort to hold Walmart accountable for reckless corporate policies that effect the worker families, small business owners, and women that live in the 6th Congressional,» adding: «Our Union believes that Grace will help unify an ethnically diverse community around the most pressing issue facing our Unions membership: keeping New York City Walmart free.&rUnion's effort to hold Walmart accountable for reckless corporate policies that effect the worker families, small business owners, and women that live in the 6th Congressional,» adding: «Our Union believes that Grace will help unify an ethnically diverse community around the most pressing issue facing our Unions membership: keeping New York City Walmart free.&rUnion believes that Grace will help unify an ethnically diverse community around the most pressing issue facing our Unions membership: keeping New York City Walmart free.»

She has the wholehearted support of Transport Workers Union Local 100,» said TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano.

I want to thank President Harry Farrell of Local 1 - 2 of the Utility Workers of America, President of the International Union of UAW Michael Langford, and Con Edison President and CEO Kevin Burke for coming together and putting the interests of the people first.»

President, Ayuba Wabba, stated this in an address to Oyo workers at the union's secretariat in Ibadan said the strike will only be suspended when their demands were met.

Flynn, a businessman from Hunter, is being backed by the Transport Workers Union, a national labor organization, whose international president, John Samuelsen, (also FORMER president of TWU Local 100 here in New York), said in a statement to be released by Flynn's campaign that the candidate is «a leader who understands that the economic security of families must be the highest priority of Congress, and that unions are a necessary partner in that mission.»

«The Independent Democratic Conference has always supported working men and women and recognizes the importance of protecting worker rights including the right to join a union,» said AFL - CIO President Mario Cilento.

If Solomon Kotie, the President of Industrial and Commercial Workers» Union (ICU) is appoint CEO, I will resign».

«I don't see why we should be penalized because of somebody else's aggression,» said Lenwood McKoy, president of Transport Workers Union Local 225, after the Monday press event, at which union members held up signs that read, «Don't kill union jobs.&rUnion Local 225, after the Monday press event, at which union members held up signs that read, «Don't kill union jobs.&runion members held up signs that read, «Don't kill union jobs.&runion jobs.»

At our last London demonstration speakers included Sally Hunt UCU General Secretary, John McDonnell MP, Angela Rayner MP, Gordon Marsden MP, Shakira Martin NUS President, Kevin Courtney NEU General Secretary and many striking workers from across the union.

Union President Danny Donohue added that «CSEA and the Governor's administration worked to produce a tentative agreement that is fair to public service workers and taxpayers alike.»

The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), wants President Nana Akufo - Addo to fast - track the process of getting the Special Prosecutor's Office running to clamp down on corruption in the country.

But the governor will get pushback from the state worker unions if he tries to balance the budget solely through state agency cuts and consolidations, says Public Employees Federation President Ken Brynien.

He worked as a union organizer fighting for good jobs and respect for workers and was elected President of the Community School Board for District 6, covering Washington Heights, Inwood and West Harlem.

Union leader John R. Durso, president of the Long Island Federation of Labor, blamed the dearth of good - paying jobs on the 2007 - 09 recession, which he said wiped out the retirement savings of older workers, causing them to postpone retirement.

Commenting on the chancellor's budget today, Ian Hodson, National President of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers» Union, said:

Gov. Cuomo, backed by labor leaders including UFT President Michael Mulgrew (center), signs legislation at UFT headquarters to reduce the number of services that New York's public sector unions are obligated to provide to workers who do not pay to support those services.

James» recommendation to improve family - friendly policies was praised by Gina Strickland, Vice President of public sector workers union Local 1180.

The following is a statement from Bruce W. Both, President of United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 1500, New York State's largest grocery workersWorkers Union (UFCW) Local 1500, New York State's largest grocery workersworkers Union.

«This budget agreement puts our entire state on the path to a $ 15 minimum wage, which will lift up millions of hardworking New Yorkers, including healthcare workers, childcare workers and security guards,» said George Gresham, President of healthcare and homecare union SEIU 1199.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union endorsed Clinton for president, giving the front - runner for the Democratic nomination another boost from a major labor union.

The President of the state worker union the Public Employees Federation, Ken Brynien, says he's pleased that the governor seems to realize that state government can not continue in its current form, after years of budget cuts and staff attrition, and that it needs to be reorganized.

In Las Vegas this weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn't hesitate in praising the president of the Transport Workers Union, John Samuelsen, at their convention.

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, on Sunday said the jubilation that followed the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari was an indication that the country had no alternative to him now.

In Brooklyn, Menchaca, a former top aide to Council Speaker Christine Quinn and before that to Borough President Marty Markowitz, has the support of Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, powerful unions, including SEIU 1199, which represents healthcare workers, 32BJ, representing building services employees, and the Hotel Trades Council, as well as the city's Central Labor Council.

And Transport Workers Union Local 100 President John Samuelsen said he was glad to see that Lhota's vision mirrored several parts of the plan he provided to the Daily News last week.

The #NoCuts Coalition is comprised of the following groups and individuals: Community Voices Heard, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Manhattan North District Council of Presidents, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA), New York Communities for Change, The Black Institute, CASA - New Settlement, MFY Legal Service, Coalition for the Homeless, Pratt Center for Community Development, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Center for NYC Neighborhoods, GOLES, FUREE, Legal Aid Society, Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition, CAAAV, Brooklyn For Peace, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, Community Service Society, Center for NYC Neighborhoods, Transport Workers Union Local 100, National Action Network, Racial & Economic Justice, Red Hook Initiative, Goddard Riverside Community Center, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), DC37, Picture The Homeless, Greater New York LECET, Unique People Service, United Neighborhood Houses and Supportive Housing Network of New York.

In the wake of protests and threats of strikes from a number of labour unions a few months ago, President Nana Addo told many agitating worker unions in the country that government is cash - strapped.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew told the March 22 Delegate Assembly that a new challenge to the «fair - share» fees that public - sector unions collect from workers who don't become members could reach the Supreme Court by the fall.

Speaking to 3new.com, President of Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwifery, Dr. Kwaku Asante Krobea, said the NABCO package does not commensurate with what the labour union has negotiated for the health workers, hence the need to resist it.