Sentences with phrase «battle over union»

Being touted as the suit that could «reignite the battle over union protections for Minnesota teachers» by local publications such as the Star Tribune, this suit is being modeled after recent landmark cases in New York and California that seek to chip away outdated tenure provisions that many reformers contend degrade the professionalism of educators and hurt students.

Barrett was one of four Democrats on Tuesday's primary ballot looking to unseat Walker in the June 5 general election that has become a nationally watched battle over union rights.

Washington (CNN)- The battle over union rights in Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana has dramatically shifted the budget debate from Capitol Hill to the states, almost overshadowing the threat of a government shutdown in Washington next week.

Not exact matches

They knew they would likely face an acrimonious battle of the kind they had seen over the last two years in the neighboring state of Wisconsin between Republican Governor Scott Walker and unions.

A new book on the Canadian workplace — Work on Trial: Canadian Labour Law Struggles, edited by Judy Fudge and Eric Tucker — provides an engaging and accessible account of various labour battles in the courts over the past 85 years involving human rights, employment fairness and union recognition.

At Google, she had her hands full with the European Union's battle with the search giant over limiting the power of its services.

As the Chicago Board of Education prepares to approve a 2011 - 12 budget Wednesday, school officials and the teachers union are battling publicly over related issues of withdrawn raises and the mayor's push for a longer school day.

Many student unions do no - platform perfectly reasonable speakers, usually due to internecine left - wing battles over identity.

France marks Labor Day as President Emmanuel Macron finds himself in a protracted battle with unions and students over his reform plans.

Losing her at a time when the unions are gearing up for a major battle with Cuomo over education reform would be disruptive — to say the least.

In the case of 32BJ, anger has lingered over Johnson signing a letter in 2016 that went after the local and national union for a deal they were working on with Airbnb — a company the Hotel Trades Council has been doing battle with for years.

In the first term, Cuomo battled public labor unions over the Tier Six pension measure, cut a deal with lawmakers in the Assembly and Senate to draw their own legislative boundaries, capped property taxes and was hesitant to embrace taxing the rich that was called for by the nascent Occupy Wall Street movement.

The union has been heavily involved in policy battles at the state Capitol over the past year, weighing on the fight against both the soda tax and wine - in - grocery stores (both dead for the time being).

The DEC has become a Ground Zero in the ongoing battle between the governor and the public employee unions over layoffs ever since its former commissioner, Pete Grannis, was fired for insubordination after the leaking of a memo he wrote warning further cuts at the agency would render it unable to fulfill its core missions.

Labour unions have for the past seven years battled government over payment of their second - tier pension funds.

«Over the past year, city workers and their unions have had to fight major battles to protect rights that we fought hard to win as well as to preserve the vital safety - net services we provide to an ever - growing clientele.

With teacher contract negotiations seemingly at a standstill, and a battle over the state's new receivership headed to court, tensions between Buffalo union and school district leaders are on the rise.

A proponent of charter schools, Cuomo is in a protracted battle with teachers unions over the direction of public education — as well as spending — in the state.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, in a meeting with the press to mark his first year in office, explained that due to sound economic management policies his government has introduced, the battle between the labour unions and government is over.

Cincinnati, Ohio (CNN)- Texas Gov. Rick Perry took sides Tuesday in the ongoing battle over organized labor in Ohio, coming down forcefully on the side of Republicans who want to drastically limit the collective bargaining ability of public sector unions.

New York State United Teachers, the state's largest teachers union, supported the movement and leveraged it in the battle over teacher and principal evaluations.

There are also raw, long - term battles being fought on new fronts: The teachers» unions, for instance, hate Cuomo's proposed tax breaks for private schools, and the governor disdains the unions» power over public schools.

And the controversy over public pensions is helping to fuel a broader battle in statehouses across the country between public unions and elected leaders who want to curb their influence.

The new tool is based on an earlier one that the company tested out in fall 2011 during the battle in Ohio over public sector unions, said Stuart Trevelyan, NGP VAN's CEO.

This year's state exams, which third through eighth graders will begin taking this week, immediately follow a bitter battle between Cuomo and teachers» unions over evaluations as well as tenure, merit pay and turnaround strategies for chronically underperforming schools.

Cuomo has had over the years a truculent relationship with some labor unions, including the public sector organizations who he battled in his first term in order to win cost savings in new contracts.

DiNapoli is close and quite popular with the public workers unions whose pension fund he manages and Cuomo, as governor, was preparing to do battle with state workers over a less generous contract, threatening layoffs in the process.

But early on as governor he was at odds with public - sector labor groups, including public employee unions he battled over contract renewals as well as a new, less generous pension tier during his first term.

After last week's Vergara v. California ruling, New York's teachers unions and education reform groups are preparing to battle over expected legal action seeking to change the state's tenure laws.

Instead, Cuomo framed the debate over the tax abatement, which is expected to pick up when state lawmakers return to Albany next month after an extended break, as a union battle for them to fight over the prevailing wage.

The appointment of Betty Rosa as the new Regents chancellor in New York signals a big victory for the statewide teachers union, NYSUT, in the battle over the direction of education in New York — a battle waged with millions of dollars in campaign spending and brute political tactics from both sides over much of the past decade.

Since he made those comments during an interview with the Daily News editorial board, Cuomo has reiterated his intentions to battle unions over education reforms, most recently with a letter he sent to state education officials outlining what appeared to be his second - term schools agenda, including questions about firing teachers, extending the probationary period before tenure and boosting the charter school sector.

But two rows behind Callaghan, elegant as always, is the redoubtable Barbara Castle, champion of the new child benefit — it was then only payable to women, not men — and recently sacked as social security secretary by Sunny Jim, an old enemy from their battle over trade union reform.

School Chancellor Joel I. Klein is in a high - stakes battle with the teachers» union over seniority rules.

Now engaged in a union battle over 800 layoffs, he is watching the stock market in horror.

AIR STRIKE — Airbnb, hotel union preparing to do battle over pending City Council legislation, by POLITICO's Sally Goldenberg: «Airbnb and the hotel industry that opposes it are gearing up for a legislative showdown as the City Council drafts a bill that would take aim at the $ 30 billion online home - sharing company.

On a dramatic day that saw the rancorous, two - year battle over Scottish independence end with the preservation of the 307 - year - old Union:

Golub is a high - profile lawyer who has won multi-million-dollar cases and has represented not only the state employee union coalition, but also the state Democratic party in its ongoing legal battle against the State Election Enforcement Commission over the legality of financing of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's re-election campaign.

That ad, and more like it (along with fliers and other attention - grabbers in what will likely be a low - turnout primary) was the product of an independent expenditure effort backed by the California Charter Schools Association, which has been a big force in battles with teachers» unions over charter schools in Los Angeles and at the state level as well.

Despite the conclusion of one of the more controversial contract battles in recent history between the Civil Service Employees Association and the executive branch, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NY's largest state workers union remain at odds over a host of issues.

The president of the police officers» union, Patrick Lynch, and de Blasio have been locked in a public battle over treatment of officers following a Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict an officer in the death of Eric Garner.

Jeremy Corbyn, who opposes Trident, is heading for a battle with much of his shadow cabinet, MPs and trade unions over the issue but the Labour leader is likely to have the support of grassroots members.

Mulgrew and other speakers denounced the mounting disparity in income between rich and poor in the nation that has angered many middle - class voters as the battles over state budgets and the attack on union benefits have unfolded across the country.

But unions and the State Education Department have battled over how districts should handle teacher evaluations in the absence of test scores, with the union saying scores should be thrown out entirely and the state saying a backup measure should be used.

The ruling affirms a state court decision and probably ends a seven - year court battle over whether the three - year wage freeze violated the unions» constitutional rights.

The state teacher's union is currently embroiled in its own battle with the state DOE over its push to implement tougher teacher evaluation standards this fall.

Greeting the member - lobbyists, state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie asked them to consider the sea change in Albany this year in contrast to last year, when the union was in an all - out battle with the governor over his education proposals.

Within a span of just five days, Teachout's long - shot Democratic campaign won round one of a legal battle with Cuomo over her residency, though the governor is appealing the Brooklyn judge's ruling; got a much - needed infusion of some $ 50,000, thanks to a boost from the political action committee of Harvard law professor and leading campaign finance reform advocate Lawrence Lessig; and announced an endorsement from the Public Employees Federation, New York's second - largest public union.

[122] He added, «You see, despite a lot of the rhetoric we've heard over the past 11 days the bill I put forward isn't aimed at state workers, and it certainly isn't a battle with unions.

What the opponents say: «What Prop 1 does is take a bad situation and make it even worse by locking a system of political party control into our constitution,» said Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause, another good - government group that has done battle with Citizens Union over the proposition.