Sentences with phrase «against unions who»

, will be up against unions who will surely resist many of his proposals, such as a one - year pay freeze for public workers.

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But he said CUP owes most of its identity to Catalonia's own history of workers and leftist movements, including 1930s radicals from pre-dictatorship Catalonia — when anarchists, communists and militant workers unions were among those who fought a losing 1936 - 39 war against Francisco Franco's fascist forces.

A coalition of adverse forces seemed allied against Foster's determination and high hopes: (1) there was potential for a strike, should Foster balk at union demands; (2) 1983 might have proved not even close to the bottom of the recession for heavy machinery; (3) who knew what EPA standards the former owner had let slide, that the new one might be called on to correct?

Even around Burnaby, where the pipeline would terminate, Liberals in B.C. believe the Kinder Morgan issue was way down on most voter's list, except for the hard core Green supporters, who were against it, and union voters, who are actually for it.

Chris Martin, a care aid who chairs the HEU local at Nanaimo Seniors Village, has filed a grievance against what she saw as escalating harassment of union workers there.

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

According to an opinion by columnist Ronald Littlepage in the Florida Times - Union, «A representative of the Northeast Florida Builders Association, Neil Aikenhead, went so far in another e-mail as to make the ridiculous accusation that the higher standard «would be a crime against the environment» and that «this crime would be perpetrated by the St. Johns Riverkeeper, who while claiming to be working for the river, is in fact knowingly doing the precise opposite.»

LESBOS, Greece (AP)-- Greek riot police fired tear gas Thursday at angry protesters on the island of Lesbos who tried to topple a police bus during a demonstration against a European Union migration policy.

A striking example is Conservative Senator Hugh Segal, who has spoken out forcefully and passionately against Bill C - 377, a discriminatory, anti-union piece of legislation that would swamp unions (but not corporations and other organizations) with paperwork, and violate the privacy of nearly everyone doing business with them.

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Oh, and didn't the former Soviet Union designate as insane anyone who went against the governing philosophy of its day?

SEC members voted to remove the doctrinal clause which stated that marriage is a «union of one man and one woman», replacing it with a clause which asserts that clergy who do not wish to preside over same - sex weddings will not be compelled to do so «against their conscience».

We point fingers at other countries for allowing Afghanistan to become a terrorist haven, but we were the ones who abandoned the Afghans to the feuding factions whom we had armed and whose fundamentalist Islamic passions we had ignited in the, campaign against the Soviet Union.

And I earnestly pray for this whole company, with a hope against hope, that all of us, who once were so united, and so happy in our union, may even now be brought at length, by the Power of the Divine Will, into One Fold and under One Shepherd.

In particular, it is the courts and the American Civil Liberties Union secularists who sued against school prayer and Bible reading, church tax exemptions, and the like.

I pay my taxes... I just vote against those who desire to continually raise them and send us spiraling into economic oblivion just so they, their union buddies, and their bedfellow corporate friends (e.g. the rail line operators) can get rich.

The Jamaican international, who captained the Reggae Boyz in a friendly against Antigua over the weekend, will return stateside to join the Union in Colorado as they resume MLS duties.

Perhaps Jungwirth, who played as a third central defender in the second half against the Union and was the team's 2017 Defensive Player of the Year as a centerback, will step into the fray and mainstay stability along the back line.

Hostess, its lenders and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union agreed to mediation at the urging of Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain of the Southern District of New York, who advised against a more expensive, public hearing regarding the...

Also, a number of unions continue to support IDC Leader Jeff Klein in his primary battle with former NYC Councilman Oliver Koppell, though they are supporting — or at least promising to support — primary challengers to other IDC members, including former NYC Comptroller John Liu, who is running against the IDC's newest member, Queens Sen. Tony Avella.

The European Union will make a decision on whether to renew its sanctions against Burma on April 23rd, after the generals who have ruled the country since 1962 began shifting to democracy.

Although the odds remain against Smith, he will be hoping that an enthusiastic campaign over the next month will do enough to persuade Corbyn backers, including among the third tranche who can take part — the 70,000 union affiliates — to either switch their vote or not cast it at all.

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.

Commenting on reports of the announcements the Prime Minister will make at a Downing Street Summit today about action proposed to be taken against certain public service workers, including teachers, who fail to report sexual abuse of children and young people, Chris Keates General Secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers» union in the UK said: «No one can fail but to be shocked by the horrific abuse of young girls revealed by recent investigations, including the Report today on Oxfordshire.

Political analysts said Curran may also have been helped by Democratic voters coming out in larger numbers to send a message to President Donald Trump; union turnout against the state constitutional convention ballot question; or by the surprising underperformance of Republican Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino, who lost to underdog Laura Gillen to give town control to Democrats for the first time in 100 years.

Her support for private providers in the health sector might go against her with the unions, but their control over who leads Labour is much diminished.

It would be easy to look at those who have decent salaries and good terms and conditions and think of them as whingers when they stand up against changes to their contracts or working environments, but the very reason they have those good terms is usually because they have strong 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.

On Monday, Cuomo railed against corporate CEOs when he spoke to union workers who are on strike against the Charter Communications Company, which provides cable service to much of New York under the name Spectrum.

Spitzer is running in the Democratic primary against Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, who has establishment support from party leaders and city unions.

«I don't think state Sen. Jesus H. Christ could win as a Republican in New York state,» Michael Caputo, a political operative who worked on President Donald Trump's campaign and guided Carl Paladino's 2010 bid against Cuomo, told the Times Union this week.

«Someone who may know [how to file an ethics complaint] is a person who has had allegations made against them for threatening to throw a reporter off the rotunda after the State of the Union address, for FEC filings,» he said.

During his press conference, meanwhile, de Blasio also blasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo for allegedly threatening unions whose affiliates were lining up with Cynthia Nixon, who is running in the Democratic primary against the governor.

Trade unions in Scotland have called for Jim Murphy to step down as leader of Scottish Labour as Neil Findlay who stood against Murphy for the leadership last year with the backing of the Left and almost all trade unions announced his resignation from the shadow cabinet at Holyrood where he held the fair work, skills and training brief.

«Someone who may know is a person who has had allegations made against them for threatening to throw a reporter off the rotunda after the State of the Union address, for FEC filings,» he said.

Sources said Mulgrew announced at the convention that the union will run a Democratic primary fight against Manhattan Assemblyman Jonathan Bing, who has proposed a bill to curb the «last hired, first fired» provision that protects veteran teachers from layoffs.

I know it's very fashionable to bash teachers» unions, but let's hear a tinyt bit of outrage against those who feed their greed in all other sectors of society.

There was a reason why even FDR was against public employees unions and I quote «All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, can not be transplanted into the public service, It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public personnel management» «The very nature and purposes of Government make it impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or to bind the employer in mutual discussions with Government employee organizations» «The employer is the whole people, who speak by means of laws enacted by their representatives in Congress.

In reality, Benn was desperately lucky to get as close as he did — and only did so because Labour's largest union, the TGWU, gave him their vote in the second ballot, against the wish of a clear majority of its members, who wanted Denis Healey.

But although Cuomo has railed against he belief that the public education system has grown to become more about protecting the administrative bureaucracy and less about educating kids, the focus of his wrath has been the teachers unions and not — so far, anyway — superintendents, who I'm sure are breathing a sigh of relief.

A grievance against East Hampton Town filed on behalf of union members who work in the town Highway Department alleges that the highway superintendent's hiring of two temporary workers is a contract violation.

Throughout the speech, the governor, who has said he'll seek re-election to a third term this year, railed against the politics of Republicans in Washington, saying they are «divisive» and threaten unions and gay and transgender rights.

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), who is representing Crispin Hernandez, filed a lawsuit against... (read more)

Bonomo, who was a star government witness against corrupt former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, was largely sidelined as CEO of Physicians» Reciprocal Insurers, the state's second - largest malpractice insurer, according to a January report by the Albany Times Union.

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.

The mayor sent his own staffers to run campaigns against the Republicans and he got unions and people who do business with the city, like John Catsimatidis — to donate massive amounts of money.

In that race, Republican John Robitaille, who is against gay marriage, is battling two candidates, independent former Sen. Lincoln Chafee and Democrat Frank Caprio, who say they would sign a bill making same - sex unions legal.

«At one time I thought civil unions afforded the opportunity to provide the ability for same sex couples to attain the status they wanted,» says Saland, who voted against same - sex marriage when a similar bill was defeated in 2009.

This week's party conference in Liverpool is seeing tensions between the Labour leadership and that of the unions, who are uncomfortable with Mr Miliband's refusal to support those planning to strike against changes to public sector pensions.

Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has endorsed the re-election of state Senator Stephen Saland, a Republican who backs gay marriage, prompting harsh criticism from Senator Ruben Diaz, the only Democrat in the New York Senate who voted against a bill legalizing such unions in the state.