Sentences with phrase «business coalition groups»

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The Latino Coalition describes itself as a non-partisan interest group for Hispanic businesses and consumers.

As executive director of the Free Speech Coalition, a Los Angeles - based lobby group for the porn business, Duke, who previously worked for Planned Parenthood, leads many of the industry's anti-piracy efforts.

Known as the Better Transit and Transportation Coalition, the group is comprised of business, labour, environmental and community organizations — including The Vancouver Board of Trade, Unifor Local 111, Tourism Vancouver, Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association, David Suzuki Foundation, Greater Vancouver Gateway Council, and BC Chamber of Cbusiness, labour, environmental and community organizations — including The Vancouver Board of Trade, Unifor Local 111, Tourism Vancouver, Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association, David Suzuki Foundation, Greater Vancouver Gateway Council, and BC Chamber of CBusiness Improvement Association, David Suzuki Foundation, Greater Vancouver Gateway Council, and BC Chamber of Commerce.

«We have already told the government that these are areas where there is no opportunity,» said Castañon, whose coalition of business groups is advising Mexico's negotiating team.

The Latino Coalition (TLC) was founded in 1995 by a group of Hispanic business owners from across the country to research and develop policies relevant to Latinos».

ABOUT THE LATINO COALITION - The Latino Coalition (TLC) was founded in 1995 by a group of Hispanic business owners from across the country to research and develop policies and solutions relevant to Latinos.

Stop the Traffik is a global coalition which already numbers more than 350 organisations including churches, community groups, other faith groups, businesses and NGOs (including Oasis Trust, Salvation Army, Tearfund, World Vision, JFCI, Christian Aid, Bible Society and Spring Harvest).

In most cases they have overcome both political fragmentation and government overload by replacing their old governmental bureaucracies with an innovative and effective form of governance: coalitions (composed of business, government, nonprofits, universities, neighborhood and minority associations, and religious groups) that develop a cooperative agenda to improve the city and that assume many of the city government's traditional functions (economic development, long - term planning, educational reform, even care of the homeless), and that also operate like political parties of yore (providing the point of access for new groups and a public realm for discourse, debate, and negotiation concerning matters of the common good).

How2Recycle is a project of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition ®, a membership - based group that brings together business, educational institutions, and government agencies to collectively broaden the understanding of packaging sustainability and develop meaningful improvements for packaging solutions.

Champions 12.3 is a coalition of executives from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions, farmer groups, and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward achieving SDG Target 12.3 by 2030.

PARIS and WASHINGTON, 21st June 2016 — The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has agreed to join Champions 12.3, a coalition of leaders from governments, businesses, farmer groups, and civil society organisations dedicated to inspire ambition, mobilise action, and accelerate progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 12.3 by 2030.

In doing so, he built coalitions of local businesses, community groups and politicians.

Current and Past Projects: Breast pump rental, purchase, and supplies; FREE walk - in breastfeeding clinic during regular business hours; monthly prenatal breastfeeding classes and monthly breastfeeding support group (support group starting January 2015); collaboration with Central Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition; annual community women's event in August for celebration of World Breastfeeding Week.

The Committee to Save New York, a Cuomo - aligned coalition of business groups, is launching its first pro-pension broadside with a $ 2.5 million advertising campaign that is getting off the ground this week.

That makes it harder for Republicans to build a coalition against it, even with the business groups behind them.

Koo, the Chinese - born founder of a chain of Flushing drugstores and head of the Chinese Business Association, was busy building his own coalition in Flushing Monday, accepting the support of Korean Americans for Peter Koo, a group of leaders that represents one of the largest populations in the neighborhood.

A coalition of business groups have released a statement opposing any new increase in the minimum wage.

Big business and consumers form pressure group to head off coalition policies that will bring «soaring bills»

Maffei was also among 43 members of the New Democrat Coalition, a group of business - friendly House moderates, who signed a letter opposing the derivatives language approved by the Senate.

Big business and consumers form pressure group to head off coalition policies that will bring «soaring bills» - The Sunday Times (#)

A coalition of business groups is opposing a proposed 50 percent toll hike for trucks on the New York State Thruway, saying it will have a drastic impact on manufacturing, farming, and many other industries.

Congratulations also goes to the large coalition of labor unions, business groups, transit and environmental advocates and good government groups that supported passage of the bill this session, and identical bills in 2011.

The Committee to Save New York, a coalition of business groups that has supported the governor's fiscal agenda, is reportedly beginning a pro-Tier Six ad campaign.

A coalition of Long Island business groups is calling on state judges to expedite LIPA's legal challenges to the taxes it pays on National Grid power plants, saying the delays are costing businesses and homes millions of dollars a year.

Both the Business Council and the Partnership for New York City are affiliated with The Committee to Save New York, a coalition of private - sector unions, real - estate organizations and business groups that have backed Cuomo's fiscalBusiness Council and the Partnership for New York City are affiliated with The Committee to Save New York, a coalition of private - sector unions, real - estate organizations and business groups that have backed Cuomo's fiscalbusiness groups that have backed Cuomo's fiscal agenda.

A coalition of statewide and regional business groups on Wednesday formed a coalition to formally oppose efforts to increase the minimum wage.

A coalition of business groups called on state leaders to back off any hike, particularly since a previously enacted one hasn't yet been fully phased in.

NYPALS currently is represented by one of the state's most prominent public strategy firms, Mercury Public Affairs, whose noteworthy education clients include High Achievement New York, a pro-Common Core nonprofit coalition of mostly business groups, and Success Academy.

Members of the Wisconsin Contractor Coalition, which formed to oppose right - to - work efforts and has about 350 construction - related businesses on board, are lobbying lawmakers on the issue, said the group's spokesman Steve Lyons.

But this year, business groups including the new coalition called the Committee to Save New York are airing statewide ads and a grass roots campaign is planned by the state Conservative Party, all to support Cuomo's fiscal plan.

On the pro-European side, a broad coalition would be assembled bringing together unions, business organisations and civil society groups, a true example of One Nation politics.

The Lackawanna Stakeholders Coalition is a collaborative group of individuals working to establish partnerships between businesses, non-profits, and municipal entities in the Lackawanna community to advocate for, develop, and make accessible programs for all residents.

A coalition of Colorado business groups on Friday announced they will collect signatures to try and ask voters in November for a 0.62 percent sales tax increase to raise money for the state's billions of dollars in infrastructure needs.

A coalition of business groups from across New York is insisting that Cuomo scrap a controversial executive order that requires businesses getting state contracts to disclose detailed salary information about their employees.

The top priority for the state's largest nurses» union — what supporters call a «safe staffing» law — is facing new pressure from a coalition of business groups, hospitals and some nurses who say staffing ratios are the wrong prescription for New York hospitals.

First this week came the unveiling of the umbrella group NY Jobs Now, a coalition of unions, business leaders and elected officials who back the amendment.

The coalition of business groups, elected officials and private and public sector union organizations formed to back the expansion of casino gambling in New York includes a number of allies to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Sampson, along with a coalition of business groups and chambers of commerce, is in Albany today to lobby for the 2 percent cap on local property taxes as proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

It comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo and a coalition of pro-gay marriage advocacy groups, along with business community officials, push the issue.

The coalition, which is being coordinated by the state Business Council, has spent $ 125,000 on «digital advertising» with the Global Strategy Group and $ 45,000 in consulting fees with Metropolitan Public Strategies, the company founded by former chief of staff to Attorney Generla Eric Schneiderman Neal Kwatra.

A comprehensive proposal for a new «Post Bank» to run as part of the Post Office Network is launched today (Tuesday 17 March) by a new coalition of trade unions, a business organisation, pensioner and pressure groups and charities.

Flanagan appeared at a news conference held by a coalition of business groups and the fiscal watchdog the Empire Center, which released a report and website showing the regional and statewide savings from limiting local levy increases at 2 percent or the rate of inflation (Overall since the cap has been in place, the Empire Center says $ 7.6 million billion has been saved).

Also at 11 a.m., a coalition of small business owners and community groups hold a press conference to oppose NYC Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr.'s candidacy for speaker and support of the passage of the Small Business Jobs Survival Act, City Hall steps, Mabusiness owners and community groups hold a press conference to oppose NYC Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr.'s candidacy for speaker and support of the passage of the Small Business Jobs Survival Act, City Hall steps, MaBusiness Jobs Survival Act, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

This would cloak union members who contribute smaller amounts to labor lobbying funds, but would prompt more disclosure by members of the pro-Cuomo Committee to Save New York, a monied coalition of private - sector unions, business and real estate groups.

ALBANY — With elections over, a coalition of business groups announced its united opposition to a proposed minimum wage increase they say will cause job losses upstate at a time when more of its factories are closing.

Stephen Sigmund, executive director of the pro-Common Core group High Achievement New York — a nonprofit coalition of mostly business groups — said he was concerned about Rosa's remarks.

While it might be expected that the party would support a lifelong member and landslide - winning candidate, Democrats waited until after Cuomo had garnered support from the state Conservative Party, business coalitions and even tea party groups — entities more accustomed to blasting Democrats than helping them.

Last year, the Coalition for Queens worked with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's New York City Regional Economic Development Council to incorporate Queens tech companies and the area's start - up community into the state's long - term planning, and the group is urging Cuomo to make the borough the site of a business incubator and an Innovation Hot Spot.

A coalition of small business groups says one of their top priorities is changing a 19th century New York labor law that relates to scaffolding and worker safety.

The «Costs and Outcomes» report was jointly sponsored by the Long Island Education Coalition, which represents school superintendents, teacher unions and other groups, and by the Long Island Association, the region's largest business and civic group.