Sentences with phrase «backed by labor»

... While some of its partners are climate - change organizations like NextGen Climate, founded by top Democratic donor Tom Steyer, the march is also heavily backed by labor unions and social - justice groups such as Color of Change, which is also backed by Mr. Soros.

In a race that cost over $ 30 million, $ 25 million from outside groups, Torlakson was backed by labor unions and progressive activists while Tuck got the support of establishment newspapers and, according to one source, «30 donors who gave on average $ 267,000 each, including real estate developer William Bloomfield, Jr., Broad Foundation founder Eli Broad, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Emerson Collective Chair Laurene Powell Jobs.»

Incumbent board president Steve Zimmer, backed by labor, is running against the education reformer Nicholas Melvoin; in another district, labor - backed Imelda Padilla is facing off against the charter - backed Kelly Fitzpatrick - Gonez in an open race.

Though backed by labor, Zimmer has voted many times to approve the creation of charter schools in the district.

Panepinto's campaign has been backed by the labor groups hoping to win Democratic control of the Senate, including NYSUT, 1199 SEIU and 32BJ SEIU.

While a majority of Moreland Commission members backed a recommendation in a preliminary report to create a public financing system, seven members joined a dissent that argued against the proposal, which is backed by labor groups and good - government advocates.

The new minimum wage proposal in the Assembly is backed by Labor Committee Chairman Carl Heastie and Assemblyman Keith Wright, the state Democratic Party co-chairman (his other party co-chair, Syracuse's Stephanie Miner, broke with Cuomo on his pension smoothing plan that is also in the budget).

The episode began during the 2009 elections, after the Working Families Party, backed by labor unions and armed with a formidable voter turnout operation, won a series of surprise victories for liberal candidates.

Backed by their labor unions, firefighters and correction officers also obtained the same shield under 50 - a that applies to police officers.

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.

It wasn't just a business priority — it was also strongly backed by labor unions.

Wal - Mart's critics — including a group of its workers backed by labor unions - say the retailer pays its hourly workers too little, forcing some to seek government assistance that effectively provides the company with an indirect taxpayer subsidy.

Backed by labor groups such as the Service Employees International Union, workers have landed some victories as individual cities and states have raised their minimum wage.

The ballot initiative had been backed by labor unions.

Home - building is being held back by labor and lot shortages, as well as rising costs and stringent regulation.

Not exact matches

(i) Assist companies in determining and interpreting their ratio (revenue stream number one); (ii) Sell the data back to companies to compare and explain ratios among their peers on an industry - by - industry basis, because average worker compensation for Bank of America will be different than that of Apple, for example (revenue stream number two); and (iii) Sell the data to labor groups to assist them in collective bargaining (revenue stream number three).

In a study commissioned by leadership consultant Green Peak Partners, and conducted by Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, researchers looked at 72 senior executives at public, venture - backed and private - equity sponsored companies and found that self - awareness was the biggest predictor of a CEO's overall success.

But for all the gains the labor market has made, by at least one important measure, it still isn't back to pre-recession levels.

Subcontractors are swamped with work, and according to the Urban Land Institute, the labor shortage in urban, suburban, and rural areas is pushing back some projects by months.

Under these circumstances productivity is increased only by working the existing labor force more intensively and cutting back medical insurance, old - age pensions and other social welfare expenditures.

By 2015, analysts had significantly marked down GDP growth, based on the fact that the labor force had contracted more than they thought back in 2007 and productivity growth was slower.

And finding themselves graded on their performance every three months, fund managers back raiders who seek to gain by downsizing and outsourcing labor.

Unfortunately, Mr. Krugman's failure to see today's economic problem as one of debt deflation reflects his failure (suffered by most economists, to be sure) to recognize the need for debt writedowns, for restructuring the banking and financial system, and for shifting taxes off labor back onto property, economic rent and asset - price («capital») gains.

The Department of Labor has monthly data on employment by industry categories reaching back to 1939.

For now, however, the Fed appears willing to look through the soft inflation data, sticking with the view that inflation will move back towards 2 %, supported by a tight labor market and a Philips curve model for inflation.

Which is why are two factions of the board of Uber — which will meet tomorrow to try to pick a CEO by Labor Day — still incessantly leaking about and wrangling over the possibility of Whitman, with one side trying to thwart her unlikely return and the other hoping there is some scenario possible in which she would come back?

To be sure, you have comported yourself as a consistent moderate, backing the consensus crafted by Janet Yellen that interest rates should be raised slowly so that labor markets can recover, that risks to financial stability are muted, and that new regulations make the economy safer.

«Jesus on the Cross,» writes Teilhard, «is both the symbol and the reality of the immense labor of the centuries which has little by little raised up the created spirit and brought it back to the depth of the divine context» (DM 79).

Inspired by the building's historic, classical revival architecture, Parts and Labor Design developed a concept that celebrates the old — with luxurious midcentury accents — and honors the new, with a laid back, tropical setting where diners can listen to live music, dance, and enjoy great latin american fare.

«We will play it by ear to see if we can continue construction during the summer, but if it's too much of a burden on the customers, we'll cease construction and pick back up after Labor Day.

Bailey, somewhat exhausted by his afternoon's labors with the statue, relaxed in his spring back chair for the game.

After weeks of many, many, many contractions each day, and many moments of thinking we were in full - on labor (oh... the birthing tub that was filled up and then drained so many times by my sweet husband)... the actual day of labor amounted to a total of 43 minutes from the time I woke up with a start until I was snuggled back in bed with a baby.

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.

Because back labor is most often caused by the position of the baby, steps can be taken to help increase the chances of a favorable fetal position.

In labor, I often suggest this set of positions when labor seems to not be progressing, (i.e., contractions are not getting longer, stronger, and closer together) when the pregnant person has back labor, or the position is determined to be not LOA, either by vaginal exam or external palpation.

Back labor can often be accompanied by an irregular contraction pattern, a labor that is slow to progress, and a prolonged pushing stage.

You partner can help by massaging your back to help relieve some of the pain from back labor.

My labor was induced three weeks early for the express purpose of allowing me to go back on my meds because I was reaching a critical state by 37 weeks.

«Special» (Double hip squeeze, counter pressure): Certain measures can be taken for certain situations, for example back labor caused by a posterior baby.

well this thread has been quite in active but I will post anyways I gave birth to my beautiful girl Madilynn Julia - Jean on her due date May 24th after days of pre labor that was mild and kept stopping and after less than 5 hours of horrible back labor going from 1 cm to 4 - 5 in half an hour thank goodness they did nt send me home right away but anyways even though labor was short my 22 hour labor with my older daughter was way easier than the rapid back labor but none the less so worth it she is perfect and my family is now complete with my 2 beautiful girls i hope everyone is doing well and most have given birth by now:)

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One study by McGill University found that women who experience back pain during menstruation are more likely to experience back labor, which suggests that the exact placement of nerves within the back may be to blame.

Lamaze philosophy is to avoid giving birth on your back, a practice that was started by doctors more for their ease than for the comfort of the laboring mother.

Every movie or television show where a mother is depicted going into labor and pushing out a baby is marked by seeing her lying on her back with her feet in stirrups.

This happens when the baby turns around with its head facing downwards in position for birtht The baby's head is at the mouth of the uterus and it is ready to move through the birth canal in the process of laboro Therefore when you are 38 weeks pregnant and lower back pain is experienced, you know you have to be prepared for labor and childbirtht When the baby is in position for birth and the abdominal lowering happens, it exerts a lot of pressure on the ligaments that are holding the uterus in positiono As the uterus prepares to push the baby out, the back pain and contractions become more intenses These contractions are very different from Braxton Hicks contractions which can be eased by adjusting your positiono Labor contractions increase and decrease rhythmically and are the strongest just before blabor and childbirtht When the baby is in position for birth and the abdominal lowering happens, it exerts a lot of pressure on the ligaments that are holding the uterus in positiono As the uterus prepares to push the baby out, the back pain and contractions become more intenses These contractions are very different from Braxton Hicks contractions which can be eased by adjusting your positiono Labor contractions increase and decrease rhythmically and are the strongest just before bLabor contractions increase and decrease rhythmically and are the strongest just before birtht

While there are no surefire techniques to coax your baby into the world (besides being induced by a doc), there is some research to back up these natural ways to induce labor — if your body (and baby) is ready to cooperate.

While in labor with back pain, some women might have their discomfort relieved by having a hot or cold compress applied to their backs.

Back in the day, these hormones protected us in labor by quickly shutting down the process of birth in situations that would make delivering a baby unsafe, like if, for instance, a tiger were to jump out and started chasing you!

The most common belief held by doctors is that the positioning of the baby in the womb causes back labor.

She will also know she is in early labor by lower back pain and abdominal cramps that feel like mild menstrual cramps.