Sentences with phrase «choose union labor»

Competing with open - shop If minimum wages for large 421a projects in prime locations are greatly increased, many are hopeful that developers of such projects will now be more likely to choose union labor than they had been previously.

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AG Andrew Cuomo chose Labor Day weekend to call on state employee unions to make sacrifices «in the spirit of cooperation» like they did in the 1970s to help solve New York's fiscal crisis.

The race for the Manhattan seat Sen. Eric Schneiderman will vacate to pursue his quest for statewide office (attorney general) is heating up, with the senator himself and the first labor union choosing up sides.

The case challenges whether unions can collect what are known as agency fees from public workers who do not choose to join the labor organization.

It was also suggested that perhaps the New York City - based unions could choose to redirect their support to the Central Labor Council, empowering it to become more of a political player, though it would not — as the WFP does (for the moment)-- have the benefit of a ballot line.

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.

In spite of Cuomo's perceived preferences — and remember, the AG has not yet made a primary endorsement, and it now appears he might even choose to keep his powder dry until after the Sept. 14 election — Schneiderman is amassing supporting from labor unions, clubs, the LGBT community, fellow Democratic officials and two newspaper editorial pages, the Times and the Amsterdam News.

Cuomo chose Labor Day weekend to tell the Daily News that the union leadership needs the same «spirit of cooperation» displayed in the»70s, one where short - term sacrifice provides long - term security not just for the state but also their members.

Voters will choose between Ms. Cancel, Working Families Party candidate Yuh - Line Niou and Republican Lester Chang next month Ms. Niou, a registered Democrat and two - year resident of the district, works as chief of staff to Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim, and enjoys the backing of most labor unions and the Democratic power structure in the Assembly.

The lawsuit, Yohn v. California Teachers Association, asks the courts to respect the teachers» First Amendment right to choose without fear or coercion whether or not to join or fund a labor union.

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