Sentences with phrase «city employee union»

«I think you have to take a look at those numbers... because I think there is some issues with the numbers that are being put out,» he told city employee union head Gregory Floyd during the interview that will air on AM - 970 in January.

All four candidates also said they would favor collective bargaining with city employee unions over possibly reducing pension benefits for new employees in order to rein in the budget, rather than a unilateral decision by the city.

The 24,000 - strong International Brotherhood of Teamsters City Employees Union Local 237 has backed City Council attorney Deirdre Feerick in the race to replace City Councilman Eric Gioia (D - Sunnyside).

Not exact matches

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.

As election day settled into evening on November 8, most of New York City's tech employees bounced from their offices in the Union Square or Flatiron neighborhoods to bite their nails in the company of friends and potent drinks.

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The Chicago Park District Board passed a balanced budget for 2003 of $ 338 million Wednesday, despite an outcry from city residents and union members about cuts in park employees» hours.

In recent weeks, Emanuel took steps to start laying off as many as 625 employees, saying that could be avoided if unions agree to change contract work rules, including ones that require the city pay double - time for overtime or allow some managers to work only 35 hours a week.

Also at noon, legislators and union members from Social Service Employees Union Local 371 rally to oppose proposed state budget cuts that target child safety and family well - being, City Hall steps, Manhaunion members from Social Service Employees Union Local 371 rally to oppose proposed state budget cuts that target child safety and family well - being, City Hall steps, ManhaUnion Local 371 rally to oppose proposed state budget cuts that target child safety and family well - being, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

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).

«Solidarity, right now, has taken on a new meaning,» agreed Jahmila Joseph, Assistant Associate Director of DC 37, the city's largest municipal public employee union which counts over 51 local unions and over 125,000 members.

President of the New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council, AFL - CIO; Business Manager of Hotel, Restaurant & Club Employees and Bartenders Union, Local 6; Recording Secretary of the International Union, UNITE HERE; Vice President of the New York City Central Labor Council, and Vice President of the New York State AFL - CIO.

Panepinto confirmed then that four staffers had left his Senate payroll since the end of December, including Daniel Corum, a former employee of the New York City teachers union who worked on the senator's 2014 campaign before joining his staff in 2015.

Over 50 religious leaders, have already come out in support of Comrie and he recently picked up the endorsement of District Council 37 (DC37), New York City's Largest Public Employee Union and the Organization of Staff Analysts (OSA) Union.

City Councilwoman Helen Sears (D - Jackson Heights) earned what her staff called a key endorsement in her bid for re-election as the 50,000 - member New York City Building Service Employees Union 32BJ backed her over challengers Daniel Dromm and Stanley Kalathara.

At 11 a.m., employees at El Diario join representatives of the Newspaper Guild of New York and the New York City Central Labor Council and others at a rally to end firings of union - represented workers at the newspaper, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Members of DC 37, New York City's largest public employee union, have upheld their executive committee's May 22 unanimous vote of NYC Councilman Charles Barron, handing him his lone union endorsement in his Democratic primary battle with Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries in NY - 8.

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.

In April, Governor Cuomo helped the M.T.A. forge a workable compromise with the unions representing New York City's subway and bus workers that involved raises and greater employee contributions to health plans.

Currently, the city has a checkerboard of different health insurance plans for each of its employee unions.

The reunification proposal was put out Monday by Brown, state Democratic Party Vice Chairwoman and former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Rep. Joseph Crowley, of Queens, who chairs the House Democratic Caucus, and Hector Figueroa, president of the influential Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union.

«The contract with the teachers» union expired in October 2009, while contracts with the union for principals and other school administrators and District Council 37, the city's largest public employee union, expired in March 2010.

In his memo dated December 7, Gallo said the city faces a number of unfunded mandates that is obligated to pay annually including increased costs for the city's solid waste / sludge tipping feels with the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency, and union contract settlements and medical plans for city employees and retirees.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday his administration had reached disability pension agreements with three municipal unions, deals that raised the amount of money received by employees who are injured on the job.

This suit seeks to remedy the violations that occurred at Pan American and ensure that the New York City Department of Education protects its employees» civil rights in the future,» Bharara said in announcing the lawsuit, which came a day after his office charged the city's Correction Union President Norman Seabrook with fraud and corruptCity Department of Education protects its employees» civil rights in the future,» Bharara said in announcing the lawsuit, which came a day after his office charged the city's Correction Union President Norman Seabrook with fraud and corruptcity's Correction Union President Norman Seabrook with fraud and corruption.

Kevin Finnegan, who at the time was the union's political director, was in regular contact with a principal at Allure, Joel Landau, as well as with City Hall employees to assist with VillageCare's sale.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, seeking to avoid future budget gaps, wants to slash a $ 12,000 pension bonus paid each year to police and firefighter retirees, but public - employee unions have vowed to fight.

Three UFT employees earned more than city Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina's 2017 salary of $ 233,430 — including union boss Michael Mulgrew, who nearly cleared $ 300,000 in compensation ($ 299,119).

We want you to be part of New York City's largest public employee union, with 125,000 members and 50,000 retirees.

At 2 p.m., state Sen. Marty Golden, Assemblyman Peter Abbate, EMS, Corrections and Sanitation union members rally in support of a public employee retirement systems bill, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

A recent contract agreement with the City of Buffalo's white - collar union — which eliminates retiree health care for new employees — will mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in long - term savings to the city, Mayor Byron W. Brown sCity of Buffalo's white - collar union — which eliminates retiree health care for new employees — will mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in long - term savings to the city, Mayor Byron W. Brown scity, Mayor Byron W. Brown said.

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?

His biggest contributors include labor unions, including those representing city employees, and elected officials associated with Grassroots, a political club aligned with Mayor Byron Brown that Smith once headed.

All apprenticeship opportunities in New York City currently listed on the state Department of Labor site are run either through a union local or through a company whose employees belong to a union.

One of the city's largest unions, Service Employees International Union / Local 32 BJ, is backing Harlem Assemblyman Keith Wright to succeed retiring Rep. Charles Rangel in Congress.

The powerful Service Employees International Union Local 1199 and the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council quit the WFP while the city United Federation of Teachers withdrew its funding.

The workers» union, CSEA, filed a lawsuit claiming the city violated state Civil Service law by refusing to pay the employee for the time she spent getting the mammogram.

The city teachers union pushed back against comments Mayor Bill de Blasio made that seemed to undercut the validity of some sexual - harassment complaints made by Department of Education employees.

In 2013, the city's largest labor union, Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union, placed a risky bet on Bill de Blasio, offering a unanimous endorsement early in the crowded Democratic priunion, Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union, placed a risky bet on Bill de Blasio, offering a unanimous endorsement early in the crowded Democratic priUnion, placed a risky bet on Bill de Blasio, offering a unanimous endorsement early in the crowded Democratic primary.

Large donations also came from unions — Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union sent $ 84,400 — as well as New York City real estate interests and wealthy New Yorkers: among them, the philanthropist Jane Forbes Clark and the businessman Andrew Saul, who sent $ 25,000 each.

De Blasio spokesman Austin Finan said Sunday that the city made a «fair and reasonable» offer to the police union that, unlike those with the other uniformed employees, was rejected.

Cuomo, increasingly worried that many cities and counties face the threat of financial bankruptcy, is also considering tying pay hikes to «significant» mandate relief for local governments, including possible changes in «Triborough Law,» which favors public - employee unions over local governments in contract talks, a source close to the Legislature said.

Frustrated by a lack of progress over a new contract, faculty members and employees at the City University of New York voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if a mediator was unable to broker a deal with the administration, their union said.

DC 37 is New York City's largest public employee union, representing 125,000 members and 50,000 retirees.

The teachers» union, for example, have agreed to a contract without a salary increase for the first year and a half, while superior officers have assented to keeping their pay flat for 11 months — «zeroes» in public employee parlance, unacceptable to Mr. Lynch, whose members are among the lowest paid big - city cops in the country.

After criticism from union leaders and others, Drew said he had made an «error in judgment» when he personally requested a list of home addresses of city employees from the city human resources department and had his campaign use the list to send out letters asking for $ 100 donations.

Billionaire mayor Michael Bloomberg took a hard line, refusing to ink a deal with the Teachers (UFT) after the Wall Street meltdown, and eventually left 350,000 city employees in 152 unions working under expired agreements.

CSEA, known as New York's Leading Union, represents 1,300 County of Dutchess employees, in addition to another 500 working in Dutchess cities, towns and villages.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) and the union DC 37 Local 1549, which represents the cityâ $ ™ s clerical and administrative employees, called upon the New York Police Department last week to turn over 500 desk job positions to civilians.

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