Sentences with phrase «by public employee union»

Local Democratic town committees dominated by public employee union members can also exert a restraint on sensible instincts.

Some are just a convenient scapegoat by public employees unions that are seeing their benefits cut.

AP reports a judge has granted the temporary restraining order sought by the public employee unions to block the implementation of the furloughs approved by the Legislature Monday.

Even after a judge granted the TRO sought by public employee unions, there were more furlough protests.

A bill that would be the first step toward changing the constitution passed the Senate but stalled in the Assembly amid concerns by public employee unions that it would capture rank - and - file state workers — not just corrupt politicians.

Cuomo not only avoided the multimillion - dollar waves of TV ads by public employee unions and hospitals that sunk the last three governors, but he had special interests running ads praising him, after he promised concessions including a «living wage» guarantee for health care union workers and a cap on medical malpractice awards.

That's a big start for a 2014 re-election campaign or efforts to try to counter a possible advertising blitz by public employee unions if he goes ahead with scheduled layoffs.

Note: I call the charter school a «public charter school» because a charter school is still a public school, just one that is not dominated by public employee unions.

One promising approach to expanding public support for unions is «bargaining for the common good,» a strategy most easily adopted by public employee unions.

Not exact matches

And in 2011, Wisconsin's governor decimated public sector unions by taking away state and local government employee rights to collective bargaining, reversing a policy in place since 1959.

This event is made possible by the generous support from: Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Union of Public and General Employees (CUPE), Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Communications Workers of America (CWA) Canada, National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), People's Social Forum, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Unifor, the United Steelworkers (USW), and Réseau québécois sur l'intégration continentale (RQIC)

Kuwaiti oil sector employees sit in a shaded area on the first day of an official strike called by the Oil and Petrochemical Industries Workers Union over public sector pay Continue Reading

Assemblyman Richard Brodsky is touting his endorsement today by DC37, NYC's largest municipal public employee union and one of the few labor organizations with a sizable, well - organized field operation.

The disclosure of teacher evaluations has been firmly supported by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but is a sensitive issue for teachers unions, who point to other public employees not having their evaluations released to either the general public or a narrowly defined portion of the populace, like parents.

The case, known as Janus v. AFSCME, was brought by Mark Janus, a public employee in Illinois who is challenging his state's policy of requiring that he pay union dues to the Illinois branch of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees even though he does not want to be a member.

Astorino doesn't do that since he never was endorsed by the CSEA or PEF and thus can negiotiate in the best interest of the county (since it's the county taxpayer whose paying for any extra salary increase or benefits) And before you contiune GOP bashing, remember this, Richard Nixon (yes that Nixon) allowed public employees in the US Postal Service to form a union and collectively bargain for salaries and benefits and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (R - NY) signed into law the Taylor Act, allowing NYS employees to form a union and negiotiate (but not strike).

There was a reason why even FDR was against public employees unions and I quote «All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, can not be transplanted into the public service, It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public personnel management» «The very nature and purposes of Government make it impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or to bind the employer in mutual discussions with Government employee organizations» «The employer is the whole people, who speak by means of laws enacted by their representatives in Congress.

Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, who has been praised by his running mate, AG Andrew Cuomo, for standing up to public employee unions, is scheduled to greet striking Mott's workers in Williamson tomorrow on behalf of the ticket.

Under current law, public employees covered by union contracts are under no obligation to pay for the political activities of their unions.

Private sector unions have been among Cuomo's reliable supporters, but labor sources said the endorsement was blocked primarily by NYSUT and AFSCME, a parent organization of public employee unions.

ALBANY, NY (08/01/2012)(readMedia)-- The newly elected leaders of the Public Employees Federation (PEF) officially took office today after they were sworn in by PEF's General Counsel Lisa King at the union's headquarters in Latham.

-- Includes language to pre-emptively respond to a looming Supreme Court decision that most observers expect will weaken public employee unions by letting state workers decline to pay dues even if they benefit from the union's efforts.

The deal offered to Civil Service Employees Association Local 058, to run through 2022, is similar to a contract recently approved by one of the state's largest unions, the Public Employees Federation, with 2 percent annual raises going forward.

It would also create barriers to leaving a union, by creating limited windows in which public employees can opt out of paying dues.

A proposal from the Senate's Independent Democratic Conference to make it harder for public employees to stop paying union dues — cheered by unions and opposed by business groups — will also be included.

If Agency Shop is struck down by the US Supreme Court, government unions should not be able to prevent public employees from opting out.

The concessions gained from Council 82 — as trumpeted today by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — are small potatoes and have no bearing on the negotiations with CSEA and PEF, the state's largest public employee unions.

Cuomo's statement released earlier in the day on the Council 82 agreement specifically called out the unions, saying that, «If similar contract terms were adopted by New York's other public employee unions, the state could achieve the $ 450 million in savings needed to avoid the 9,800 layoffs.»

The lame duck spending detailed by the TU's Jim Odato amounts to $ 16.7 million, which is quite a bit less than the $ 250 million worth of workforce savings the Paterson administration has been trying to wring from the public employee unions.

It's a first salvo in what's expected to be a protracted budget battle as Gov. Andrew Cuomo gears up to fulfill his pledge to make deep spending cuts — most likely by goring the ox of some heretofore sacred cows, including the public employee unions and education aid.

After Democrats left, GOP lamwakers sailed through votes on a variety bills, including the Tier Six plan proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a measure that was bitterly opposed by public - employee unions.

The Public Employees Federation's former President Susan Kent and ex - Secretary / Treasurer Carlos Garcia have gone to federal court seeking compensation of at least $ 1 million, contending they were unfairly banned from union activities due to their handling of an alleged embezzlement by a regional official.

«We're glad that Mr. Donohue wants to deal with reality, so here are the facts: As County Executive, Rob was endorsed by 7 of the 8 public employees unions and 39 of the 40 trade unions.

With oversight left in the hands of the likes of public - employee union devotees like Fertel, and board membership held by a City Manager with a constant «thumb» in the making of the municipal budget, and another board seat perpetually occupied by a Councilwoman charged with voting on these very same budgets year - in and year - out, what other result might be expected?

Public employee unions, in a lobbying campaign spearheaded by the largest statewide teachers» union, New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), asserted that the Triborough Doctrine's status quo guarantee wasn't strong enough.

The original Tier 6 bill itself contained a clause allowing any public employee union, including those representing court officers, to petition the governor for a restoration of early retirement at age 57, but only on the condition that the added cost would be covered by added employee contributions.

And as taxpayers across the state get even more used to the protection provided by the cap, it will become a taller political order for public employee unions and local governments to riddle it with loopholes, as they've been trying to do.

«Rather than reflecting any merit in the bill,» NYSSBA wrote to Governor Hugh L. Carey, «the Legislature's approval was manifestly its way of appeasing public employee unions angered by Executive and Legislative rejection of their protracted and expensive campaign» to repeal pension reforms enacted in 1976.

Public - sector unions representing non-school employees have been seeking the same sort of «protection» for years, but earlier versions of the Lanza bill were vetoed by Govs. George Pataki, Eliot Spitzer and Paterson.

This is hardly surprising, but it's also worth noting that the WFP has agreed to embrace Cuomo's «New NY Agenda» — a condition laid out by the AG in order for him to accept the party's nod — which includes a property tax cap, creation of another pension tier and a wage freeze for public employees, among other proposals of which many unions (mostly the progressive and public sector types) aren't fond.

Republican Sen. Kemp Hannon's re-election bid on Tuesday was endorsed by the Civil Service Employees Association, the state's largest public - workers union.

Darcy Wells, a spokeswoman for the state's Public Employees Federation, said the union would «take whatever measures we have to» to ensure that Mr. Paterson abides by his agreement with state workers.

Earlier this year, the union filed a complaint with the state Department of Labor's Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) Bureau after discovering that 19 staff at the Taberg Residential Center in Oneida County, including the facility director, were out of work due to severe injuries suffered in attacks by residents there.

The right - wing groups behind this case seek to debilitate public employee unions and take away their power to advocate for their members by undermining their funding structure.

But union leaders say the Triborough Amendment provides needed bargaining leverage for workers, compensating for a provision in state law that forbids strikes by public employees.

By rising to the occasion, public employees and their unions earned the respect and gratitude of all New Yorkers.

Soaring pension obligations resulting from contracts won by politically influential public employees» unions have become a financial liability for state and many local governments.

ALBANY, NY (06/23/2015)(readMedia)-- Albany — Ballots cast by members of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) for the union's top leadership positions were counted today by the American Arbitration Association in Manhattan.

While acknowledging that he faces an uphill struggle, Hawkins listed a number of things that will impact on his viability: one, that he be included in a series of debates (a critical factor for Ventura); second, that the public employee unions whose members have been under assault by Cuomo provide him with support; and third, that the media give him equal coverage and status in the narrative of the campaign.

By James Briggs Feeling backed into a corner by Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for public employees, thousands of public and private union workers filled the state Capitol and surrounded the square TuesdaBy James Briggs Feeling backed into a corner by Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for public employees, thousands of public and private union workers filled the state Capitol and surrounded the square Tuesdaby Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for public employees, thousands of public and private union workers filled the state Capitol and surrounded the square Tuesday.