Sentences with phrase «building workers union»

The mayor has also received endorsements from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, the Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association and building workers union 32BJ SEIU — similarly reiterating at those announcements events that the city will protect its residents under a Trump administration.

«Workers in all parts of our state need a living wage and that is why we can't accept anything less than $ 15,» building workers union 32BJ president Hector Figueroa said last week.

Building workers union 32BJ SEIU announced today its endorsement of Rebecca Lynch, a former member of Mayor Bill de Blasio's Community Affairs Unit, in the election for the Queens City Council seat recently vacated by Mark Weprin.

The Service Employees International Union Local 1199, which represents health care workers; the influential state and city teachers unions, and building workers union SEIU Local 32BJ, are all backing Clinton.

Alison Hirsh, the political director and a registered lobbyist for the building workers union 32BJ, is now the lead negotiator in the speaker's race for the council's Progressive Caucus, which Mark - Viverito co-chairs — and which is expected to emerge as a power broker in the speaker's race.

«We supported the principle of prevailing wage,» said Hector Figueroa, president of SEIU Local 32 BJ, the building workers union, «but we always understood that in the construction of affordable housing units there had to be an understanding between the industry and the construction unions.»

With its large Latino membership and ability to play a decisive role in local elections, this building workers union is only growing more relevant.

And three days ago, building workers union 32BJ SEIU, which represents doormen, custodians and security guards, announced it would, too.

Leaders of local construction and building worker unions have panned the city's selection of developers to overhaul nine parcels that make up the the...

Teaming with 1199 - SEIU, the health care workers union, and 32BJ - SEIU, the buildings workers union, Cuomo made campaign stops in an RV paid for by the nonprofit, which was funded largely by unions.

Not exact matches

Outside the building, union workers said they wanted to draw attention to GE's cuts to pension and healthcare benefits and to close facilities and lay off workers.

Ideally, she adds, «we need to be pursuing two different strategies» — one that tries to build up and support unions like the WGA and another that seeks to help independent workers through new channels.

The original, built in 1961 for Union Carbide's 3,500 headquarters staffers, but the bank currently has 6,000 workers there.

Australian Manufacturing Workers» Union organiser Angela McCarthy said a carbon build up in the pipe caused it to burst, spraying the worker's forearms with oil.

At 11:30 a.m., low - wage tenants and workers and members of Real Affordability for All and building and construction unions call for real affordable housing and good union jobs from NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, City Hall Park, near Broadway and Park Place, Manhattan.

«As a union that represents workers in an industry built on immigrant labor, we are excited to endorse Grace Meng for Congress,» said Ward.

SEIU, the Service Employees Industrial Union, has 246,080 members in New York City including 150,000 in SEIU 1199 (hospital workers) and 70,000 in 32BJ (building services including janitors).

It's very difficult to build affordable housing and also use union workers,» said Howard Husock, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

A strong labor advocate with deep experience championing union rights, Jessica worked with Build Up NYC to fight for construction, hotel, and maintenance workers in New York City.

«In their mutual distrust, unions and government are missing the opportunity to build a progressive consensus in the workplace, to address questions of low pay and equal pay, income inequality, working time and flexibility, training and skills, anti-discrimination and the role of worker - voice institutions,» he said.

Also at noon, workers from NewYork - Presbyterian Hospital's furniture delivery company, Waldner's, will rally with union allies outside the hospital, NewYork - Presbyterian Hospital, Milstein Building, 177 Fort Washington Ave., Manhattan.

Environmental activists and union workers squared off last night for one of their last opportunities to weigh in on a proposed 7.8 - mile pipeline that would feed gas to a $ 900 million power plant being built in Wawayanda.

At noon, CSEA, the largest union representing County of Westchester workers, will hold a news conference to announce the union's endorsement in the 2017 race for Westchester county executive, outside the Michaelian Office Building, 148 Martine Ave., White Plains.

Amalgamated Transit Union, ATU Local 726, ATU Local 1056, ATU Local 1179 ATU Local 1181 - 1061, American Council of Engineering Companies of New York Asian Americans for Equality, Center for Working Families, Citizens Committee for NYC, Common Cause / NY, Construction Industry Council, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems, DC 37, DC 37 Local 375B, DC37 Local 1655, Empire State Transportation Alliance, Environmental Defense Fund, General Contractors Association of New York, League of Women Voters of the City of NY, League of Women Voters of New York State, Long Island Contractors» Association, Inc. (LICA), MTA Coalition of Unions, National Conference of Firemen and Oilers, New York Building Congress, NY League of Conservation Voters, NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, NYS Council of Machinists, NY State Legislative Conference Board, NYS Transportation Equity Alliance, PCAC to MTA, Pratt Center for Community Development, Regional Plan Association, Reinvent Albany, Teamsters Local 808, Transit Riders Action Committee, Transportation Alternatives, TWU Local 100, TWU Local 252, TWU Local2001, TWU Local 2054, Transport Workers International Union of America, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, UPROSE, We Act for Environmental Justice, Women's City Club.

The governor again echoed complaints from building trade unions that the mayor's plan would not obligate developers to pay prevailing wages to construction workers, wages Mr. de Blasio and the Real Estate Board of New York would be too expensive and would make large scale affordable housing construction unfeasible.

The New Year's Eve event will be hosted by the Association for a Better New York, Blasters, Drillrunners and Miners Local 29, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, Central Park Conservancy, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Municipal Art Society of New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York Historical Society, the New York Mets, New York State Council on the Arts, New York Transit Museum, Partnership for New York City, Real Estate Board of New York, Regional Plan Association, NYC Sandhogs Local 147, Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Much of the audience at the hearing wore the orange t - shirts of UP4NYC, a building trades union group formed to oppose Mr. de Blasio's proposal to reform 421a to expand the requirements for affordable housing, but not mandate prevailing wages for construction workers.

Alicia Glen, Mayor Bill de Blasio's deputy mayor for housing and economic development, told the City Council today that obligating developers who receive the controversial 421a tax break to pay construction workers prevailing wages could result in 17,000 badly - needed below - market apartments not getting built — and argued that the demand for low - cost housing trumps the call for union jobs.

In Brooklyn, Menchaca, a former top aide to Council Speaker Christine Quinn and before that to Borough President Marty Markowitz, has the support of Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, powerful unions, including SEIU 1199, which represents healthcare workers, 32BJ, representing building services employees, and the Hotel Trades Council, as well as the city's Central Labor Council.

Thousands of Bronx building workers opted not to walk off the job last night after their union reached a tentative contract with the group...

Hundreds of apartment building workers rallied in the Bronx yesterday as next week's deadline for a new union contract looms.

A Labour government, led by principled advocates of migrants» rights, could lead the world in building an immigration system that prioritises the rights of all workers — wherever they are from — and strengthening social protections, public investment and trade unions.

I admire the mayor for making a full commitment to building affordable housing, but we can not build our way out of this,» said Frank Castillo, a building service worker who spoke on behalf of Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ.

The rally attendees totaled about 60, and were packed into a recreation hall at the Iron Workers Local 60, a Syracuse union building on the 500 block of West Genesee Street.

Day urged the Legislature to authorize the sale of the county - owned Sain building for $ 4.51 million so that the proceeds could be put toward settling union contracts with county workers.

Populist outrage is building over the state's historically untouchable public - employee unions, with their ever - expanding pensions and outdated culture of unfireable workers and overpaid bureaucrats.

Union workers have been protesting outside 55 Hudson Yards since March, when the Related Companies filed a lawsuit claiming that Building & Construction Trades Council violated the PLA while constructing the various buildings at the Hudson Yards site.

The Building and Construction Trades Council had been promoting the use of union labor on 421 - a sites, but had expressed that it could be flexible in only requiring this in geographic areas where it seemed economically feasible or having workers accept a lower prevailing wage rate.

Dozens of trade union workers and Suffolk Off - Track Betting employees stormed out last night of a Medford community rally against building a $ 65 million video lottery gaming establishment.

He's already well on his way with early nods from: The New York State Building Trades Council, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Workers Union, UFCW Local 1500 (I forgot these guys in the column, so sorry) and District 15 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

Nearly 200 Suffolk union workers picketed outside the H. Lee Dennison Building in Hauppauge today to protest the Bellone administration's decision to proceed with an $ 11.5 million lag payroll.

The union that represents 85,000 city doorman and other service workers, including building porters and handymen, has a new leader.

Edward Ott, a labor expert at CUNY and former executive director of the New York City Central Labor Council, said that Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York's agreement may encourage more developers to hire union workers for affordable housing projects.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Union leaders, workers and Citizen Action activists held a press conference in front of a Syracuse Burger King restaurant Thursday to build on momentum to raise the minimum wage and to call on Sen. Dave Valesky to return to the Democratic conference in the Senate.

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At a thousands - strong demonstration by building trades workers outside City Hall, Councilman Corey Johnson, a Manhattan Democrat, and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer announced a new bill that would obligate all workers on buildings taller than 10 stories to go through state - approved apprenticeships — training programs administered almost exclusively through unions and unionized companies.

Paul Brown, president of the Buffalo Building and Construction Trades Council, said the relatively low proportion of African - American workers at Riverbend was due to the makeup of the trades that have been working there so far, in particular Operating Engineers and Ironworkers — unions in which black workers have not traditionally been well - represented.

The Building Trades Council came under fire after Investigative Post reported last fall that the diversity goal for the workers building the SolarCity factory at Riverbend had been lowered from the 25 percent originally proposed by the city to 15 percent, after union leaders and developer LPCiminelli said the higher number was unachBuilding Trades Council came under fire after Investigative Post reported last fall that the diversity goal for the workers building the SolarCity factory at Riverbend had been lowered from the 25 percent originally proposed by the city to 15 percent, after union leaders and developer LPCiminelli said the higher number was unachbuilding the SolarCity factory at Riverbend had been lowered from the 25 percent originally proposed by the city to 15 percent, after union leaders and developer LPCiminelli said the higher number was unachievable.

Building and Construction Trades Council of New York President Gary LaBarbera, center, with union workers and politicians (Photo: Will Bredderman for Observer).

UPDATED, 4:54 p.m., Mar. 29: The Building and Construction Trades Council, a union that represents construction workers, has ended its negotiations for a labor agreement with the developers of City Point, the 1.8 million - square - foot residential and commercial development in Downtown Brooklyn, according to a press release from the developers.