Sentences with phrase «backing civil unions»
He has said he supports gay unions, but as a candidate for the U.S. Senate said he backed civil unions.
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
Project Galileo comes with the backing of the NGOs such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Reporters Without Borders.
The sticker is a bit tattered, since it goes back to the controversy about «civil unions» — the Vermont law passed in 2000 establishing various legal equivalencies to marital rights for gay and lesbian couples.
Obama, who as a state senator checked a box acknowledging support for same - sex marriage, later fell back to what at the time was the politically safer position of supporting civil unions.
In about 1864 (during American civil war between the Union side and the Confederates), President Abraham Lincoln, through an executive order / decree, suspended the legal «writ of summons», made a law that was back - dated (retrospective effect) and used it to try some detained saboteur suspects, and those convicted were executed within days after the review of the judgment.
«As a movement we will continue to push back against attempts to undermine and diminish workers» rights, to extend trade unions» reach into workplaces and to continue to ensure that unions remain a strong, progressive force in civil society.»
Formal backing for more than a quarter of a million civil and public servants to join a public sector - wide strike on 30 November puts the Public and Commercial Services union on a «war footing».
In terms of unions, Mr. Espaillat has the backing of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and the Transit Workers Union Local 100, while Mr. Rangel has won endorsements from all three of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employee unions: DC 37, DC 1707 and the Civil Service Employees Association.
But Jerry Laricchiuta, president of Civil Service Employees Association Local 830, the county's largest public employee union, said NIFA «has to take a step back.»
The New York Civil Liberties Union initially backed the card but withdrew its support over concerns that law enforcement would use the cards to gather information needed to deport immigrants who are in the country illegally.
The Chief - Leader, the city's influential weekly newspaper for civil service union members, and the Jewish Press — outlets that endorsed de Blasio in 2013 — have thrown their support to Sal Albanese and Malliotakis, respectively, citing the mayor's ethical lapses and policy failures, and several Democratic City Council members have refused to back him.
not happy prospect are a scab union they they stabbed PCS in the back over the civil service redundancy package
Other groups seeking exemptions from donor disclosure include the New York Civil Liberties Union, which often defends controversial acts of free speech, and the entire coalition of women's groups that backed Governor Cuomo's Women's Equality Act, which includes the abortion provision.
On 16 September, the Confederation of Spanish Scientific Societies, the Conference of Spanish University Chancellors, Investigación Digna, the Federation of Young Investigators, and two major trade unions demanded in a public statement that the government bring civil research spending back to the 2009 level of 0.6 % of gross domestic product — the average in Europe — by 2016.
No ceremony or pomp and circumstance — already did that the first time — but essentially a paperwork «upgrade» at the clerk's office, where they even back - date it to the original date of your civil union.
I'm not sure if everywhere was allowed to back - date if it was a state that first allowed civil unions, but it was definitely a nice little touch!
There was a big thing over here in NZ when they finally allowed same sex couples to get married; personally I thought it should have been ok'd back when they brought in the civil unions.
Another popular reform, backed by teachers unions and civil - rights groups, aims to train educators on ways to overcome any racial biases they may harbor.
It's time candidates in my party take back the civil rights issue of our time, stand up to the teachers» union and support our parents who want more access to school choice,» Chavous said.
When the Journey 4 Justice Alliance (which is little more than a union - funded front group) filed a series of specious civil rights complaints against the school systems in Newark, Chicago, and New Orleans back in 2014, I wrote that the actions seemed to herald «a cynical shift in strategy by reform opponents» to paint charters in a racially - divisive light.
Backed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Reader Privacy Act extends, as of January 1, 2012, the confidentiality afforded to library patron's reading records into the for - profit world of booksellers.
Meanwhile, the New York Civil Liberties Union is planning a rally to back the exhibition, while conservative Republicans are planning one against it.
The New York Civil Liberties Union is planning a rally to back the exhibition, while conservative Republicans are planning one against it.
Meanwhile, back in the real world: Opposing Mann and his attempt to slice»n' dice the First Amendment are, among others, the American Civil Liberties Union and almost every major media organization from The Washington Post to NBC News.
If you want to try for a large firm or be considered by a highly competitive employer, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the Sierra Club, or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, get your applications in as soon after December 1 as possible — though most employers will write back thanking you for your application and asking that you send them your first semester grades.
As Donald Trump has made good on his campaign promises to attack immigrant communities and upend our civil liberties, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has fought back every step of thecivil liberties, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has fought back every step of theCivil Liberties Union (ACLU) has fought back every step of the way.
Denver City suffered stagnation in development through most of the Civil War era, only coming back to life after locals successfully created their own link to the growing Union Pacific railway called the Denver Pacific Railway.