Sentences with phrase «against labor unions»

We have represented clients in lawsuits against labor unions, taking a number of significant cases through successful jury trials.

Pike is pitted against labor unions, which welcome the construction jobs and the few hundred high - paying jobs that would eventually result at the terminal.

Public voucher advocates do not simply argue for vouchers, but they argue against Labor Unions.

The mayor has also began using Trump as a foil in his re-election campaign, warning the sanitation workers» union which endorsed him Monday that Washington may turn against labor unions.

Chicago labor and employment partner Frank Saibert contributed this article about a case involving an employer's misleading comments about possible pay raises if employees voted against a labor union.

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What's more, a number of unions on college campuses are allying with non-governmental organizations, such as United Students against Sweatshops to hold corporations accountable for enforcing labor standards throughout their global supply chains.

Mr. Obama, who invited labor leaders to fly with him here on Air Force One, said the «constant war against unions» undermined regular workers.

The Left Platform, which holds about 40 seats in parliament and is composed of former communists and others closely aligned with labor unions, could defeat the government if its members vote against the plan.

For example, in 1917 they wrote editorials condemning labor unions for discriminating against blacks.

Labor unions often cooperate with business as in San Francisco where the building trades unions campaigned against the effort to establish a citywide height limitation.

Paradoxically, labor unions have gone further than any other group in America, not excepting the churches, to witness against racial injustice and try to secure equality of treatment.

Bullied and bludgeoned by weeks of intense public debate over a longer school day, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis fought back Friday by filing an unfair labor practices complaint against Chicago Public Schools leadership and accusing Emanuel of trying to intimidate her in a profanity - filled tirade recently at City Hall.

RWDSU and the TWU have joined a growing list of unions siding with Gustavo Rivera against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. in the upcoming Sept. 14 primary, playing up his ties to organized labor and pledge to support «fair wages» and «good health care.»

Cahill garnered a little more than 41 percent of the vote, which many Republicans considered a success against the then - popular incumbent, who was a prodigious fundraiser and favorite among labor unions.

At noon, the #NoCuts Coalition, an alliance of dozens of grass - roots groups, civic organizations, faith leaders and labor unions rally against the Trump administration's proposed budget cuts to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan.

At least as of July, virtually all the money New Yorkers Against Corruption raised came from labor unions.

And, as a reader pointed out, it was produced and posted by the Senate Democrat - controlled (and taxpayer - funded) media services unit just two weeks before Espada faces off against his two primary opponents: Gustavo Rivera (who is being backed by a number of the majority leader's colleagues and labor unions) and Dan Padernacht.

Also at noon, public employee labor unions and advocacy groups hold a «Vote Your Dreams» rally against public corruption, West Capitol Park, Albany.

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.

Those less - happy labor groups include public employee unions, who will offer formal testimony Friday afternoon at a legislative budget hearing, and teachers» unions, who are mobilizing against the governor at meetings around the state and trading press barbs with the second floor on a near - daily basis.

Democratic Senate candidate Russ Feingold is telling Wisconsin unions he will oppose «lousy unfair labor deals» and vote against the Trans Pacific Partnership if elected.

New Yorkers Against Corruption is made up of an array of labor unions, liberal and conservative groups, and environmental organizations.

Organized labor is hoping it has a defender in Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who owes a significant degree to unions for helping him across the finish line in his close race last fall against Republican Harry Wilson.

The group is joining a disparate coalition known as New Yorkers Against Corruption that includes labor unions, environmental groups and right - leaning organizations as well such as the Conservative Party and the Rifle and Pistol Association.

A Manhattan judge has tossed Spectrum's suit against the union representing cable technicians — a victory for labor that came one day after a strike against the corporate giant entered its second year.

After Communications Workers of America won its battle against corporate giant Verizon, labor unions may be giving companies like Macy's a run for its money.

One of the city's best - known labor leaders said «the majority of the unions would try to build a coalition quickly and push against» any primary challenge.

Schneiderman lined up a long string of endorsements from the left — from labor unions like SEIU 1199 and HTC to the Rev. Al Sharpton (a nod that might come back to haunt the senator in the general election against Republican Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, after he pledged Sharpton's National Action Network would have an «annex» in Albany if he's elected»).

Her for - it - before - she - was - against - it vote on Tier VI did not play much of a role, even though that's a hot button issue with labor (particularly the public sector unions).

On Dec. 2, the Governor's Office of Employee Relations, which oversees labor agreements for state workers and keeps personnel records, denied a request by the Times Union to obtain records of Kaloyeros» job status at SUNY Poly and whether or not he has filed a grievance against SUNY.

*) He also assiduously courts labor unions and is looking to them as an essential component of his 2017 reelection campaign, weighing against a pro-ConCon position.

In a fight that is fracturing labor groups, the umbrella New York City Central Labor Council has decided to team up with one member union against another in an effort to stymie Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to limit the operation of pedicabs in Central labor groups, the umbrella New York City Central Labor Council has decided to team up with one member union against another in an effort to stymie Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to limit the operation of pedicabs in Central Labor Council has decided to team up with one member union against another in an effort to stymie Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to limit the operation of pedicabs in Central Park.

If the Supreme Court rules against government employee unions, membership and dues revenues would likely plummet by 20 percent to 30 percent, labor sources said.

As Labor historian Nick Dyrenfurth notes, these events have helped prime minister Tony Abbott wage a political campaign against both the unions and Labor.

The tougher choices down the road could include major cuts in state education spending — the political third rail for many lawmakers; or what are euphemistically called «revenue enhancers,» also known as higher or new taxes; or a cap on state spending, which such powerful labor groups as the teachers and health - care workers unions fight against tooth and nail.

As federal Labor MP Andrew Leigh notes in his book on equality, unions in Australia remain fundamental in the struggle against growing economic inequality.

He's been endorsed by major labor unions in the state that he hopes will be a buttress against Nixon's challenge.

Yet on Monday, he was holding himself up as the defender of the pension fund against the plan, and being hailed by labor unions for doing so.

Labor unions are leading the fight against a New York ballot measure to hold a constitutional convention, arguing that it's just too risky to tinker with the state's governing document and threaten existing protections for worker's compensation, unemployment benefits and collective bargaining.

The group New Yorkers Against Corruption includes a broad swath of organizations — from environmental groups to the New York State Rifle And Pistol Association, as well as labor unions and the Conservative Party.

Hawkins works at UPS unloading trucks, where he is a member of Teamsters Local 317 and active in Teamsters for a Democratic Union, US Labor Against the War, and the Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare.

It was how the workers» movement and its small farmer allies were able to build movements to win the universal franchise, to organize labor unions and cooperatives, and to effectively compete in elections against the older top - down parties of the landed and business elites that were based on their legislative caucuses and wealthy sponsors rather than a formal membership with democratic rights in their party.

But Moskowitz had already waged war against the union in a series of contentious City Council hearings, and the union resolved to defeat her bid for higher office, supporting her competitors and enlisting its allies in organized labor.

Even a union rank - and - filer who runs against a corporate Democrat (for example, Howie Hawkins, the blue - collar Green who challenged Andrew Cuomo for governor of New York last year) finds it hard to collect labor endorsements.

Even a union rank - and - filer who runs against a corporate Democrat (for example, Howie Hawkins, the blue - collar Green who challenged incumbent Andrew Cuomo for New York governor last year) finds it hard to collect labor endorsements.

The de Blasio administration also demanded the union drop multiple grievances and labor lawsuits against the city.

Aided by millions of dollars in independent expenditures from labor unions, Sbranti was ultimately weighed down by his ties to the unions, especially after a vicious primary against moderate Democrat Steve Glazer.

After the meeting Senator Akshar, who represents Binghamton, says he's not against the ideas in the bill, but he says GOP senators want a more «global conversation» that addresses some of the Republican senators» concerns about labor unions having undue influence if the LLC loophole is closed.

The group New Yorkers Against Corruption includes the NYS Conservative Party, a number of labor unions, Right to Life, Planned Parenthood, and local GOP and Democratic party chapters.

The allegations against Kellner and continued fallout prompted the loss of powerful endorsements, including some from other prominent politicians and one of the city's largest labor unions.