Sentences with phrase «against organized labor»

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A Democrat widely viewed as a union favorite emerged Wednesday to challenge Gov. Scott Walker, a day after petition circulators spurred by anger over the Republican's moves against organized labor said they submitted more than enough signatures to force a recall election.

WSJ's Jacob Gershman reported recently that CSNY is reactivating in preparation for a battle over the so - called millionaire's tax, which would again set the business community up against organized labor.

The thorny issue pitted animal rights activists — who relentlessly opposed Mr. de Blasio's main rival for the Democratic nomination for mayor in 2013, former Council Speaker Christine Quinn — against organized labor, since the horse drivers are represented by the Teamsters.

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That makes it five new faces that have joined our squad and yet watching Arsenal labor through a cringe worthy draw against a very organized Besiktas side, you wouldn't know our squad is five players richer than it was last season.

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.»

At 10:15 a.m., leaders from New York's organized labor movement will hold a news conference as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, the latest in a series of attacks by the wealthy and corporate interests against ordinary working people, outside the Senate lounge, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

There were also plenty of right - leaning groups that aren't associated with organized labor who worked against the convention, notably the state Conservative Party.

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.

But she is also a deeply polarizing figure, and would likely unite the organized labor establishment against her.

«Native Land» is a rousing call to action, featuring dramatized vignettes of true stories of those who risked everything to fight for their right to freedom of speech in organizing labor against big business during the Great Depression.

CMSA is perhaps best known for having fired a pregnant teacher in 2010 who was involved in organizing a union at the school, then defending itself against a labor relations board action by claiming it was a private, not a public school.

But she is also a deeply polarizing figure, and would likely unite the organized labor establishment against her.

Although the AFT has scheduled a «labor action» during the convention (Sunday afternoon), instead of protesting against the Chicago attack on the teachers in six schools (and a few others not as complete or dramatic), the nation's teacher union will be protesting at a hospital (St. Joseph's) on the lakefront in support of the nurses and other hospital staff trying to organize medical workers at Resurrection hospitals in Chicago.

After all, if it is the work of artists that the work of the institution is organized around, then its operating costs are an appropriate measure against which to determine the relative value of artists» labor.

The Democratic Party, community - of - color groups, organized labor, big liberal donors, and even most big environmental groups have come out against it.