Sentences with phrase «by labor unions as»

To be sure, Board members are empowered by the fact that Colorado is «one of nine states in which the law neither forbids, nor requires public education employees to be represented by labor unions as exclusive bargaining agents.»

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Indiana is the latest Midwestern state where Republicans have pushed labor legislation with safe voting margins even as the efforts have drawn large protests by union backers and spawned recall efforts.

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.

Economists sometimes argue that when a society becomes sufficiently wealthy the benefits of increased wealth will trickle down to those who are now poor, but in the countries they cite as success stories, the improvement of the lot of the poor was greatly benefited by governmental action and labor unions, neither of which are viewed favorably from the point of view of the theory.

Families, business enterprises, states, labor unions, and schools each have their own proper sphere of authority, as ordained by God.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

Smitherman has been endorsed by the Working Families Party as well as a host of key labor groups: AFL - CIO, 1199 SEIU, 32 BJ SEIU, Hotel and Motel Trades Council, Communication Workers of America 1180, Communication Workers of America District 1, UAW, Transport Workers Union, Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, United Food and Commercial Workers.

After years of setbacks and declining membership nationally, labor groups were seen as being on the offensive in the last year with successful efforts in some states to increase the minimum wage to $ 15 — a major union - led effort that initially began by focusing on fast food restaurants.

As part of the agreement, labor unions have also said they would hire workers who take part in training programs sponsored by the JSCB.

The City of Buffalo will never confront its basic problems when the state increases its aid by $ 52 million, he said, and burdensome labor contracts will continue to hold back municipalities as long as their unions are protected by the Taylor Law.

And, as a reader pointed out, it was produced and posted by the Senate Democrat - controlled (and taxpayer - funded) media services unit just two weeks before Espada faces off against his two primary opponents: Gustavo Rivera (who is being backed by a number of the majority leader's colleagues and labor unions) and Dan Padernacht.

The controversial WFP, which is under investigation for possible violations of the New York City campaign - finance law, was founded nearly a decade ago by left - wing labor unions and political activists, and has emerged as a potent force in helping Democratic candidates.

They accounted for the $ 13.6 billion cost of all the contracts by adding funds to the existing labor reserve in the budget, spending $ 1 billion from a separate account known as the «health stabilization fund» and forcing unions to come up with $ 3.4 billion worth of health care savings through FY2018.

Still, Samuels acknowledged he accepted the outcome of the con con vote, insisting it would have been as wide a margin as it was, even without the heavy spending by labor unions to sink it.

The super PAC's spending comes as the state Republican Committee has complained to the Board of Elections over the PAC's spending, alleging an illegal degree of coordination between the labor union and the independent expenditure committee — a claim that's denied by NYSUT.

A labor union organizer, Alcantara was victorious in her four - person primary on Tuesday for the 31st Senate district, a seat that's being vacated by Adriano Espaillat as he runs for Congress.

Key labor unions contributed heavily to the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee as a coalition led by the Working Families Party seeks to help Democrats take full control of the chamber, filings posted on Tuesday show.

Democratic Sen. Tim Kennedy, faced a stiff primary challenge from Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant, was endorsed by a slew of labor unions from across the state as well as regional groups.

Palma denounced the «aggression» by the union, saying she wanted «all labor leaders to allow us as council members, as elected officials, as leaders, to let us go through our process,» the Post reported.

By Paul Snyder As badly as Madison - area labor unions need the work the redevelopment of the Edgewater Hotel would provide, at least one will retract its support without a project labor agreemenAs badly as Madison - area labor unions need the work the redevelopment of the Edgewater Hotel would provide, at least one will retract its support without a project labor agreemenas Madison - area labor unions need the work the redevelopment of the Edgewater Hotel would provide, at least one will retract its support without a project labor agreement.

The probe by Bharara's office comes as first - term PEF President Susan Kent, who faced criticism for her handling of Lee's case, is running for re-election to the top post in the state's second - largest public labor union.

LaVenia says the party targeted registered Greens, who now number 18,000, but also registered members of the labor - sponsored Working Families Party, which rather humiliatingly caved in the face of an endorse - or - die ultimatum by Cuomo, who campaigned as a union - tamer.

As part of the deal, the de Blasio administration and the sanitation workers» union will create a joint Labor - Management Committee on Productivity, which will review productivity targets related to the mayor's plan, announced last month, to cut all waste from landfills by 2030.

An election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board is scheduled on July 24 in the library's community room as a last step to establish a union.

The rally was co-sponsored by members of the Let NY Vote coalition, which includes over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citizen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and the National Action Network, grassroots organizations, faith groups, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

Public labor members rallied Monday in Albany as the Supreme Court heard the opening arguments of Janus v. AFSCME, a case that challenges automatic union dues paid by public - sector workers.

Yet on Monday, he was holding himself up as the defender of the pension fund against the plan, and being hailed by labor unions for doing so.

The $ 15 wage push had been initially backed by fast - food workers and labor unions as well as anti-poverty advocates.

At 1 p.m., NY Renews, a coalition of community organizations, environmental justice groups, labor unions, faith groups, business leaders, and other advocates fighting for equitable climate policies, holds a telephone press conference to call on Cuomo to step up as a leader for communities hurt most by climate change.

Cuomo's «Drive for $ 15» — as emblazoned on the giant RV in which he's begun touring the state — is propelled by emotional sloganeering and labor - union cash.

He has done this despite the default of the labor movement of which he is an active part as a Teamster; New York unions by and large have have rejected political independence and have chosen the path of least resistance, endorsing «winners» like Andrew Cuomo for governor, in the hopes of picking up a few fallen crumbs off the bargaining table.

New York's Working Families Party was first organized in 1998 by a collation of labor unions, community organizations, and the variety of public interest groups such as Citizens Action of New York.

After studying government at Colby College in Maine, she became a labor organizer herself, working alongside the Teamsters union and local political groups and eventually serving as a Democratic district leader until she was hired by the de Blasio administration in February of 2014.

These costs will be partially offset by resources previously set aside by the city in its labor reserve ($ 3.5 billion), and by a total of $ 4.4 billion in new resources that are expected to become available as the result of an approved agreement between the city and the Municipal Labor Committee, which represents the city's unlabor reserve ($ 3.5 billion), and by a total of $ 4.4 billion in new resources that are expected to become available as the result of an approved agreement between the city and the Municipal Labor Committee, which represents the city's unLabor Committee, which represents the city's unions.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A Democrat widely viewed as a union favorite emerged Wednesday to challenge Gov. Scott Walker, a day after petition circulators spurred by anger over the Republican's moves against organized labor said they submitted more than enough signatures to force a recall election.

The Mario Cuomo Campaign for Economic Justice Inc. is a registered lobbyist that operates from the same Manhattan address as a major labor union, as well as the name of the effort that has included statewide appearances by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Already, the Transport Workers Union, which has been engaged in bitter criticism of de Blasio over funding for an emergency Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plan put forward by Lhota (again the agency's chair), has spent $ 119,025 on a TV ad attacking the mayor (TWU is seen as an ally of Governor Andrew Cuomo, a consistent de Blasio foe with whom the union negotiates its major labor contraUnion, which has been engaged in bitter criticism of de Blasio over funding for an emergency Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) plan put forward by Lhota (again the agency's chair), has spent $ 119,025 on a TV ad attacking the mayor (TWU is seen as an ally of Governor Andrew Cuomo, a consistent de Blasio foe with whom the union negotiates its major labor contraunion negotiates its major labor contracts).

Like many state and city elected officials who spoke at Saturday's labor luncheon, Heastie cited threats to progressive institutions posed by President Donald Trump's administration as he urged union leaders to oppose the convention.

In reporting on this race online last week, Gay City News noted that Cabrera's website included endorsements by Mayor Bill de Blasio as well as the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which is headed by out gay labor leader Stuart Appelbaum.

Chants of «Local 3» and «Spectrum unfair labor practices» were by far the loudest in the room, as the rest of the assembled union members stood largely in silence through speeches by Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul, National Organization for Women NYC President Sonia Ossorio, American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten and actors John Leguizamo and Steve Buscemi.

As such, their salaries, terms of employment, employee benefits, and working conditions are usually determined via collective bargaining with trade unions; moreover, contract holders are protected by German labor law.

Any effort to understand why the teacher unions succeeded as they did must begin by recognizing that their emergence was not an isolated development in the American labor movement.

And since de Blasio was not endorsed by the powerful teachers union, his victory left some reformers wondering whether de Blasio was, as the Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Mike Petrilli wrote, «untethered from both the 1 percent and organized labor.»

While the racial, social, political, and economic consequences of poorly performing schools are innumerable and harsh, they won't be felt by Burris who earned $ 268,000 as a principal; or Ravitch who became a fierce public school advocate only after her children completed private school; or Valerie Strauss — another private school parent — who uses her Washington Post real estate to bolster all the drivel teachers» unions send her (without mentioning her connection to communication contracts with labor).

The Huffington Post started by asking respondents about their views on labor unions, as teachers» unions generally work to protect practices like tenure.

Nelson Lichtenstein, a labor historian at the University of California, Santa Barbara, said the unions» strategy on testing follows years in which they have been under assault, by conservative leaders and by the bipartisan education - reform movement that has painted unions as a central obstacle to improving schools.

Today, she is recognized as the only teacher certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to lead a U.S. labor union.

As part of their ongoing efforts to weasel their way into workplaces and curtail employee rights, labor unions have aggressively pursued the creation of «micro-units» — subdivisions of a workplace that a union can organize one - by - one.

Big Labor is a key partisan constituent in the Democratic Party coalition, as evidenced by the fact that roughly 90 percent of union PAC contributions to candidates and an even greater percentage of union contributions to non-party ideological organizations go to Democrats and the Left.